Paperback, 148 pages
English language
Published Jan. 17, 2015 by Rough Draft Printing.
An Unabridged Edition with all charts, tables, and original footnotes, to include: Preface – Preface to the French and German Editions – Concentration of Production and Monopolies – Banks and Their New Role – Finance Capital and the Financial Oligarchy – Export of Capital – Division of the World among Capitalist Associations – Division of the World among the Great Powers – Imperialism as a Special Stage of Capitalism – Parasitism and Decay of Capitalism – Critique of Imperialism – The Place of Imperialism in History
Been reading this for a while and slowly starting to realize how much it’s affected the ways I view the world
2 Stars for the ideas. 0.5 for the writing
While Vladimir Lenin explains the reasons why he had to cut particular sections in different editions, the various quotation droppings seldom transition into advocating for his own ideas. Even as a political pamphlet, this leaves much to be desired since the title and premise promise so much more.
I'm not a big fan of Marx or Lenin, but this wasn't a bad read. His sectarianism towards Kautsky and other Social Democrats gets old really quickly. However, despite my criticism, I do think he analysis of imperialism is a useful tool in understanding it and acting against it.
I'm not a big fan of Marx or Lenin, but this wasn't a bad read. His sectarianism towards Kautsky and other Social Democrats gets old really quickly. However, despite my criticism, I do think he analysis of imperialism is a useful tool in understanding it and acting against it.
