We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Is ‘imperialism’ (just) history?
Imperialism is a particular feature of capitalism that is still with us today – but how has it developed over time, asks the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY

IMPERIALISM is the rule of one state (or rather its ruling class) over another territory and its population, exercised by military force or political and economic domination.
And it’s alive and well, though it has changed its spots a bit since Marx’s day.
Pre-capitalist empires have a long history, from well before imperial Rome to the feudal Mongol empire — an all-time second only to the British empire in extent but based on plunder and tribute.
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