Introduction -- Dependency theory in the post-1945 development literature of Latin America -- Marini's Marxism and dependency theory today -- Neo-imperialism and neo-dependency: two sides of the same historical-political process -- Sub-imperialism and dependency -- The United States and Brazil:...

Nations have historically sought power and prosperity through control of physical space. In recent decades, however, territorial empire has largely ceased. Most states that can take and hold territory no longer appear eager to do so, while the weak are unable to expand. Have powerful countries...

The marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile in 1469 began the process of the eventual unification of Spain. Over the ensuing decades, Spain finally conquered the Muslims at Granada in 1492 and completed the Reconquista. Spain then began a period of imperial expansion with...