US Middle East Policy and the State-Capital Controversy in Imperialism's Historiography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12980417 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Kelly (0000-0001-7963-2139, University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-88 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Critique (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1943-6149 • E-ISSN: 1943-6157 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19436149.2014.896594 |
| OpenAlex | W2038464158 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
The post-9/11 US intervention in the Middle East has reignited the debate over imperialism—both its meaning and its morality. The broader dispute over imperialism dates to the appearance of J. A. Hobson's writings on the topic in 1902. An analysis of US ventures in the Middle East from the end of World War I to OPEC's consolidation in the 1970s illuminates key controversies that recur in the literature from Hobson forward. The present essay is specifically concerned with this episode's lessons for the debate over whether imperialism's animating impulse is capital or the state itself. It demonstrates that this controversy is fundamentally misconceived
Ancient history · Capital (architecture · Consolidation (business · Cultural imperialism · Economics · Historiography · Middle East · Morality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · History · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |