What do Socialists Say About Imperialism?

Socialism 2016

July 01, 2016

This talk will examine the Marxist view of imperialism focusing on Marx, Lenin, Bukharin, and Trotsky. It will also give an overview of the changes in imperialism since Lenin's time and how it fits with other political questions.

Suggested Readings:
Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism by V. I. Lenin
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/imp-hsc/

Imperialism and the World Economy by Nikholai Bukharin
https://www.marxists.org/archive/bukharin/works/1917/imperial/

War and the International by Leon Trotsky
https://www.marxists.org/archive/trotsky/1914/war/

Socialism and War by V. I. Lenin
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1915/s+w/

The Right of Nations to Self-Determination by V. I. Lenin
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1914/self-det/

“Lenin and Bukharin on Imperialism” by Phil Gasper
http://isreview.org/issue/100/lenin-and-bukharin-imperialism

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