Imperialism: A Study Introduction by Nathaniel Mehr, Foreword by Jeremy Corbyn MP

First published in 1902, Hobson's seminal work was among the first to make the link between political economy and the imperialist expansionism of the advanced capitalist nations at the turn of the 20th Century. A devastating moral critique of the murderous cynicism of imperialism, Hobson's book paved the way for the influential Marxist theories of imperialism advanced by Lenin and Bukharin and others. It provides an invaluable framework for understanding militarism and war in the 21st Century.
'It's a depressing reflection on our condition that J A Hobson's pioneering study of the relationship between finance and empire retains much actuality today, more than a hundred years after it was first published. It is good to have this classic work available again. Nathaniel Mehr's critical introduction admirably situates Imperialism both historically and in relation to the debates it helped to shape among Marxists from Lenin and Bukharin to Harvey and Negri.' Alex Callinicos, Professor of European Studies, King's College London, and author of Imperialism and Global Political Economy.