Imperialism with Reference to Syria
1st Edition
Published on 8. March 2019
XXVII, 115 pages
978-981-13-3528-0 (ISBN)
Description
This extended essay investigates the meaning of imperialism in Syria, providing a valuable addition to the ongoing debate on the Syrian crisis through the lens of imperialism, modern warfare, and geopolitics. It offers a detailed analysis of how the Syrian war has been the product of imperialist ambitions. The author begins by situating the Syrian conflict in the regional historical continuum, positing that the modern imperialist war visited upon Syria is both a production domain intrinsic to capital, and an application of the law of value assuming a highly destructive form. Such processes, particularly the measure of war as a component of accumulation by waste and militarism, are peculiar to the imperialism of the United States, which the author argues is the sole imperialist power at play in Syria, and globally. With so many international forces vying with one another in this country, and some prominent Western scholars equally ascribing imperialism to the US, Russia and China, defining "who the imperialist is" can help to clear some of the fog in the war of positions, as a misplaced or ideologically motivated assessment can provide the wrong party with a justification for prolonging the war. This book will be of interest to academics in the social sciences and Middle Eastern studies, but will also appeal to all readers with an interest in patterns of global development, postcolonialism and neoliberal imperialism.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Publishing group
Springer Singapore
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
XXVII, 115 p. 1 illus.
File size
1,57 MB
ISBN-13
978-981-13-3528-0 (9789811335280)
DOI
10.1007/978-981-13-3528-0
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Person
Dr Ali Kadri teaches at the National University of Singapore and is visiting fellow at the LSE Centre for Human Rights - Laboratory for Advanced Research on the Global Economy. Prior to his present position, he was a visiting fellow at the Department of International Development, London School of Economics and the principal author of several United Nations reports addressing the right to development in Western Asia.
Content
1 - Preface [Seite 7]
1.1 - Resist to exist [Seite 7]
1.2 - Postscript: An ontology of imperialism as intensified waste [Seite 15]
1.3 - References [Seite 7]
2 - Acknowledgments [Seite 21]
3 - Contents [Seite 22]
4 - About the Author [Seite 24]
5 - Abstract [Seite 25]
6 - 1 Introduction: Imperialism in Reference to Syria [Seite 26]
6.1 - 1.1 Why Should a Discussion of Imperialism Reference Developments in Syria? [Seite 27]
6.2 - 1.2 History and Syria [Seite 28]
6.3 - 1.3 War and Historical Surplus Value [Seite 30]
6.4 - 1.4 Background [Seite 32]
6.5 - 1.5 What Is at Stake? [Seite 33]
6.6 - 1.6 A Didactic on Capital with Reference to Syria [Seite 41]
6.7 - 1.7 The Syrian Political Landscape [Seite 47]
6.8 - 1.8 A War of Positions [Seite 54]
6.9 - References [Seite 57]
7 - 2 Sociological Imperialism [Seite 59]
7.1 - 2.1 Against Empiricism [Seite 59]
7.2 - 2.2 Concretising Some Forms [Seite 62]
7.3 - 2.3 Excessive Entropy [Seite 64]
7.4 - 2.4 A Periodised Imperialism [Seite 65]
7.5 - 2.5 Lenin's Imperialism [Seite 70]
7.6 - 2.6 Imperialism and Nature [Seite 73]
7.7 - References [Seite 81]
8 - 3 Value and Space [Seite 82]
8.1 - 3.1 Forms of Exploitation [Seite 82]
8.2 - 3.2 The Elusive Measures of Value [Seite 92]
8.3 - 3.3 A Portrait of Control [Seite 98]
8.4 - References [Seite 101]
9 - 4 One Imperialism [Seite 103]
9.1 - 4.1 Re-theorising Imperialism [Seite 103]
9.2 - 4.2 The Struggle for Time [Seite 108]
9.3 - 4.3 Imperialism as Depopulation [Seite 113]
9.4 - 4.4 Empiricism as Ideology [Seite 114]
9.5 - 4.5 The Actual Picture [Seite 118]
9.6 - 4.6 Only One Imperialism [Seite 125]
9.7 - 4.7 Summary and Concluding Remarks [Seite 129]
9.8 - References [Seite 131]
10 - Bibliography [Seite 133]
11 - Additional Bibliography [Seite 134]
12 - Index [Seite 135]
1.1 - Resist to exist [Seite 7]
1.2 - Postscript: An ontology of imperialism as intensified waste [Seite 15]
1.3 - References [Seite 7]
2 - Acknowledgments [Seite 21]
3 - Contents [Seite 22]
4 - About the Author [Seite 24]
5 - Abstract [Seite 25]
6 - 1 Introduction: Imperialism in Reference to Syria [Seite 26]
6.1 - 1.1 Why Should a Discussion of Imperialism Reference Developments in Syria? [Seite 27]
6.2 - 1.2 History and Syria [Seite 28]
6.3 - 1.3 War and Historical Surplus Value [Seite 30]
6.4 - 1.4 Background [Seite 32]
6.5 - 1.5 What Is at Stake? [Seite 33]
6.6 - 1.6 A Didactic on Capital with Reference to Syria [Seite 41]
6.7 - 1.7 The Syrian Political Landscape [Seite 47]
6.8 - 1.8 A War of Positions [Seite 54]
6.9 - References [Seite 57]
7 - 2 Sociological Imperialism [Seite 59]
7.1 - 2.1 Against Empiricism [Seite 59]
7.2 - 2.2 Concretising Some Forms [Seite 62]
7.3 - 2.3 Excessive Entropy [Seite 64]
7.4 - 2.4 A Periodised Imperialism [Seite 65]
7.5 - 2.5 Lenin's Imperialism [Seite 70]
7.6 - 2.6 Imperialism and Nature [Seite 73]
7.7 - References [Seite 81]
8 - 3 Value and Space [Seite 82]
8.1 - 3.1 Forms of Exploitation [Seite 82]
8.2 - 3.2 The Elusive Measures of Value [Seite 92]
8.3 - 3.3 A Portrait of Control [Seite 98]
8.4 - References [Seite 101]
9 - 4 One Imperialism [Seite 103]
9.1 - 4.1 Re-theorising Imperialism [Seite 103]
9.2 - 4.2 The Struggle for Time [Seite 108]
9.3 - 4.3 Imperialism as Depopulation [Seite 113]
9.4 - 4.4 Empiricism as Ideology [Seite 114]
9.5 - 4.5 The Actual Picture [Seite 118]
9.6 - 4.6 Only One Imperialism [Seite 125]
9.7 - 4.7 Summary and Concluding Remarks [Seite 129]
9.8 - References [Seite 131]
10 - Bibliography [Seite 133]
11 - Additional Bibliography [Seite 134]
12 - Index [Seite 135]
