Berch Berberoglu

The internationalization of capital : imperialism and capitalist development on a world scale

Foreword Preface Imperialism: Its Origins, Dynamics, and Contradictions The Logic of International Capitalist Expansion: A Critical Analysis of the Theory of Modern Imperialism Transnational Production and the Rise of U.S. Imperialism: Its Dynamics and Contradictions Imperialism and Capitalist Development in the Periphery Imperialism and Capitalist Development in Latin America Imperialism and Development in Asia: Three Divergent Paths Imperialism and Development in Africa: From Colonialism to Neocolonialism and Beyond Imperialism and the Origins of Capitalism in the Middle East Imperialism, The State, and Revolution The Class Nature of the State in the Third World Imperialism, Class Struggles, and Revolution Notes Bibliography Index

Labor and capital in the age of globalization : the labor process and the changing nature of work in the global economy

Part 1 Preface Part 2 Introduction: The Political Economy of the Labor Process in the Age of Globalization Chapter 3 1: Labor and Capital at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century Chapter 4 2: Labor, Capital, and the Struggle for Control at the Point of Production Chapter 5 3: The Labor Process and the Transformation of Corporate Control in the Global Economy Chapter 6 4: Working Women and the Dynamics of Power at Work Chapter 7 5: Race, Nationality, and the Division of Labor in U.S. Agriculture Chapter 8 6: The Global Economy and Changes in the Nature of Contingent Work Chapter 9 7: The Political Economy of Global Accumulation and Its Emerging Mode of Regulation Chapter 10 8: Womens Work and Resistance in the Global Economy Chapter 11 9: Dynamics of Globalization: Transnational Capital and the International Labor Movement Chapter 12 10: Globalization of Capital and Class Struggle Part 13 Bibliography Part 14 About the Contributors Part 15 About the Editor Part 16 Index

The Labor process and control of labor : the changing nature of work relations in the late twentieth century

Class Formation and Class Capacities - A New Approach to the Study of Labour and the Labour Process, Jerry Lemboke The Historical Roots of the Division of Labour in the US Auto Industry, David Gartman Transformations in Hierarchy and Control of the Labour Process in the Past-Fordist Era - The Case of the US Steel Industry, Harland Prechel The Labour Process and Control of Labour in the US Computer Industry, Navid Mohseni Gender and Control Over the Labour Process - Womens Power as Wage Earners, Marina Adler Race, Nationality and the Division of Labour in US Agriculture - Focus on Farm Workers in California, John C. Leggett The Labour Force in Transition - The Growth of the Contingent Workforce in the United States, Robert Parker Transformations in the Labour Process on a World Scale - Women in the New International Division of Labour, Julia Fox Transnational Capital, the Global Labour Process and the International Labour Movement, Cyrus Bina and Chuck Davis The Labour Process and Class Struggle - Political Responses to the Control and Exploitation of Labour, Walda Ratz-Fishman and Jerome C. Scott.

The legacy of empire : economic decline and class polarization in the United States

Theories of the world economy and world empire the postwar rise of the US economy onto the world scene the internationalization of US capital and the resurgence of global rivalry economic decline and increading class polarization in the United States declining living standards of US workers the response of the US state to the social and economic crisis labors response to economic decline and decay conclusion - which way out of the crisis?.

The Class Nature of Globalization in the Age of Imperialism

This article examines the relationship between globalization and imperialism, the dynamics, contradictions, and crisis of global capitalism, and its political-military arm the imperial state, the developing and maturing class struggle, and the prospects for social change and transformation of global capitalism. It examines these within the context of the globalization of capital in the 20th century and draws out the political implications of this process for the future course of capitalist development on a world scale. The article drives home the point that contemporary neoliberal globalization is in fact an advanced stage of capitalist imperialism, and that the contradictions of 21st century globalization are thus a projection of the contradictions of capitalism on a global scale, with all its inherent exploitative characteristics and conflicts that will lead to the revolutionary transformation of capitalist society.

Conclusion: Socialism in Our Time? The Prospects for Socialism in the Twenty-First Century

The history of social movements and revolutions surveyed in this Handbook provides ample evidence that an oppressed and exploited people who become conscious of their oppression and unite to overcome their predicament will persist in their struggle and prevail to set themselves free, as in the chant “iel pueblo unido jamas sera vencido!”—“the people united will never be defeated!”. This has become the slogan of millions of oppressed people throughout the world who have voiced these words in many languages, and the feeling has been the same—that for true human freedom to occur, people must come together and fight for their liberation. This process has evolved over the course of history through the formation and development of social movements and revolutions on a world scale.

Introduction: Dynamics of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation

Social movements have been struggling against repressive states advancing the interests of dominant classes for many centuries. Over time, millions of people have organized and become empowered to bring about social change and transformations in numerous societies across the globe. This opening introductory essay provides an analysis of the conditions that lead to the emergence and development of social movements struggling to bring about transformation of society. It examines the origins, nature, dynamics, and mobilization of social movements as they struggle to transform the prevailing dominant social, economic, and political order. After a brief historical background and an examination of objective and subjective conditions leading to the development of social movements, the essay explores the dynamics of movement organization and mobilization with reference to concrete cases of social movements that have succeeded in rising up and transforming societies across the globe in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

The Marxist Theory of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation

In contrast to mainstream classical and contemporary conventional theories of social movements discussed in previous chapters, this chapter presents an alternative, Marxist perspective that differs from its conventional counterparts in some very important ways. The central component of this divergence is an analysis of the class nature of social movements, the state, and politics, and the class character of revolutionary movements vying for state power, as well as the nature and role of the state that assumes power following a social revolution.

The Class Nature of Religion and Religious Movements: A Critical Analysis of the Iranian Revolution of 1979

Religion and religious movements have played a prominent role in society and social transformations throughout the course of human history. This has especially been the case in the closing decades of the twentieth century, when Islamic fundamentalism, prompted by the Iranian Revolution of 1979, spread throughout the Middle East and beyond, affecting political developments in the region that changed the balance of social forces in a profound way. My interest in studying the class nature of religion and religious movements goes back quarter of a century when I undertook the study of the role of the Islamic clergy and its relationship to the landowning class and the peasantry in Ottoman Turkey as part of my doctoral dissertation research which was later published as my first book Turkey ill Crisis in the early 1980s. The Iranian Revolution of 1979 attracted my attention for the very same reasons, a coalition of forces led by the landlords, merchants, and the clergy overthrew the Shahs regime and installed in its place theocratic rule of the imams and the mullahs. This group then consolidated their hold of state power in favor of the traditional elites during the first two years immediately following the revolution to advance the interests of their traditional allies the landlords and the merchants under the veil of Islam as a legitimizing ideology. This paper evolved from years of study and analysis of the intricate relationship between religion and class forces in Iran before and after the Revolution to make sense of the post-revolutionary policies of the Islamic state that has managed to remain in power for nearly quarter of a century.

Class Structure and Social Transformation.

Preface Introduction Theories of Social Class and Inequality: A Critical Analysis The Marxist Theory of Class Structure and Class Struggle The Historical Development of Class Systems Class Structure of Advanced Capitalist Societies Class Structure of Third World Societies Class, Nation, and State: Nationalism and Class Struggle Class, Race, and Gender Conclusion Bibliography Index