The Empire Reloaded

Since 1964, the "Socialist Register" has brought together leading writers on the left to investigate aspects of a common theme. This issue examines the new U.S.-led imperialist project that is currently transforming the global order, its impact on different regions of the world, and on gender, media, and popular culture.

Contributors and essays include:
Stephen Gill, American Supremacy and the New World OrderChris Rude, Financial Discipline: Imperial Strategy Since the Asian CrisisChandra Mohanty, Patriarchy in the New World OrderVivek Chibber, The New Imperialism and the South: The Passing of the "National Bourgeoisie"Yuezhi Zhao, China and Global Capitalism: The Cultural DimensionEd Comor, Media and Communications in the U.S. Empire