Geopolitics and the Post-Colonial

With a critical focus on US-Latin American encounters, the book analyses geopolitical issues from a post-colonial perspective. A novel approach to understanding US-Third World relations. Critically considers the genesis of US power. Interweaves ideas and events, interventions and representations. Highlights the contribution of Third World intellectuals.

Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: Conceptual and Historical Issues. 1 For a Post-Colonial Geopolitics. 2 Emerging Empire and the Civilizing Powers of Intervention. Part II: Waves of Western Theory. 3 Modernizing the Other and the Three Worlds of Development. 4 The Rise of Neo-Liberalism and the Expansion of Western Power. Part III: Archipelagos of Critical Thinking. 5 Societies of Insurgent Theory: the Dependentistas Write Back. 6 Exploring Other Zones of Difference: from the post-modern to the post-colonial. Part IV: Geopolitics in a Globalizing World. 7 Post-Colonial Questions for Global Times. 8 'Another World is Possible' - on social movements, the Zapatistas and the dynamics of 'globalization from below'. 9 Conclusions: Beyond the Imperiality of Knowledge. Notes. References. Index.