Amin, Samir,

The long revolution of the global south : toward a new anti-imperialist international / Samir Amin ; translated by James Membrez. - 480 pages ; 24 cm

A large part of the material in this volume was previously published in French in 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [463]-466) and index.

Prologue : successive waves of the south's awakening -- The Arab world : nationalism, political Islam, and the predicted Arab revolutions -- Africa : African socialisms, colonial disasters, and glimmers of hope -- Asia : triumphant capitalism, dead ends, and emergence in question -- Latin America : end of the Monroe Doctrine? Popular advances -- Eastern Europe, the USSR, and Russia : the end of the tunnel? -- China, Vietnam, and Cuba : fears and hopes -- The world forum for alternatives and the social forums -- The North and the question of imperialism.

"In this second volume of his memoirs and final writings based on his life, Samir Amin describes his thoughts and experiences with an array of countries, primarily in the Arab World, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, recounting in detail the stages of his ongoing dialogue over several decades with popular movements struggling for a better future"--


Translation of: L'éveil du sud : l'ère de Bandoung, 1955-1980 : panorama politique et personnel de l'époque.

9781583677742 (hardcover) 9781583677735 (pbk.)

2019001468


Asian-African Conference Bandung, Indonesia) 1955 : (1st :


Afro-Asian politics.
Anti-imperialist movements--Developing countries.


Developing countries--Politics and government.

DS33.3 / .A6513 2019