01928nam a22002297a 4500 20221220140552.0 221220b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 093286354X AL English 23 306.20973 PETR James Petras 66971 Rulers and Ruled in the US Empire: Bankers Zionists and Militants Atlanta Clarity Press Inc 2007 262 p. PB 23x15 cm. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the systemic dimensions of the US empire. Petras elaborates the changes within the US ruling class, as its manufacturing sector declines and gives way to the ascendancy of finance capital, illustrated by its dominance of both the US economy, and the parameters for political debate on the US role in the world economy (globalization, trade liberalization). He elaborates the contradictions in current immigration/trade liberalization policies, and how these work toward forcing the displacement of peoples, and furthering the underdevelopment of third world countries. He outlines how the world capitalist system is laced together in an intricate hierarchy where the US pulls most of the strings, even outside its ostensible area of dominance. The role of corruption in securing world markets is addressed, as are the reasons for the spectacular global growth in new billionaires. The role of the Zionist Lobby in America is examined as it relates to the catastrophic wars in Iraq and Lebanon, and the threat of a further attack on Iran. Petras sheds light on the actual status of contemporary resistance to US hegemony within China, Latin America, and the Middle East. Elite (Social sciences)--United States 66972 Power (Social sciences)--United States 66973 United States--Politics and government 66974 PETRAS (James) 66975 ddc DB 225957 225957 0 0 ddc 0 0 SOC AL AL 2014-11-29 0 306.20973 PETR D05350 2022-12-20 00:00:00 2022-12-20 DB Donated by V. T. Rajshekar