The New Imperialism (Clarendon Lectures in Geography and Environmental Studies)

Review from previous edition 'The New Imperialism' merits the widest possible public. David Harvey is a social theorist known for a cool, analytical style born of interdisciplinary inquiry, coupled with a keen feeling for political significance. This book showcases his talent.' (The Boston Phoenix)

'Harvey makes an important theoretical contribution to understanding contemporary empire's vicissitudes.' (The Times Higher Education Supplement)

'This book is beautifully crafted, its prose accessible, its narrative one of mounting intensity and urgency. 'The New Imperialism' mounts a stunning indictment of our present institutions of power, while offering hopeful insights about how these institutions could be changed.' (Richard Sennett, Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics)

'Navigating effortlessly between history, economics, geography and politics, with persuasive argument and lucid prose, David Harvey places today's headlines in context and makes sense of the early twenty-first century maelstrom we're all caught up in. His concept of accumulation by dispossession will go far. 'The New Imperialism' is a truly useful book.' (Susan George, Associate Director, The Transnational Institute, Amsterdam)