The period from 1980 onwards is referred to as the phase of globalization and liberalization. This phase is also associated with financialization and wars for hegemonic control over global resources. All these developments during this period need to be understood in terms of capital's renewed...

There is a quite general consensus that the 200 years long period of Western domination of the world is coming to an end and a new multipolar world is emerging. Today's multipolar world is, however, fundamentally different from the past multipolar world prevailing up to World War II. China's...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Introduction to Historical Materialism: A Theory of Society and History -- 2. Essential Concepts in Marxian Political Economy -- 3. Notes on Marx's Critique of Classical Political Economy -- 4. Capitalist...

During the 1970s, left movements were very strong across many parts of the world. Left-led anti-colonial struggles achieved major victories in Asia and Africa. But, in a basic sense, global political landscape underwent a fundamental transformation around 1980. Rise of middle classes and their...