excerpts from the book

The Sword and the Dollar

Imperialism, Revolution, and the Arms Race

by Michael Parenti

St. Martin's Press, 1989

A Policy Neither Fainthearted Nor Foolish,
Imperialism and the Myth of Underdevelopment,
Maldevelopment and a "Sharp Philanthropy"

The Mean Methods of Imperialism I,
The Mean Methods of Imperialism II

A Condominium Empire: Neo-Imperialism,
The Empire Strikes Back Home,
The Mythology of Interventionism,
The Real Threat of Revolution


The Costs of Counterrevolution,
Must We Ignore Imperialism?,
Against Imperialism


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