Rethinking the Imperial Difference: towards an understanding of US-Latin American encounters.

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  • Author(s): Slater, David (AUTHOR)
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    Third World Quarterly. Mar2010, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p185-206. 22p.
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      In this article the imperial is envisaged in terms of a multifaceted terrain of analysis that can encourage us to pose a number of interrelated questions. Five issues are identified for discussion. First, the differential way cultural studies and Marxist political economy approaches interpret the imperial present is assessed. Second, the why and how of imperial power are subjected to debate. Third, the overlapping inside and outside of imperialism are identified and analysed. Fourth, the newness of today's 'new imperialism' is highlighted and critically examined and, fifth, in relation to the evolving geopolitics of knowledge, some reflections are offered on the significance of the imperial in global times. The context is predominantly provided by US-Latin American encounters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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