America as Overlord - by Hal Draper (Paperback)

About the Book

An incisive collection of essays on post-WWII US imperialism, from a giant of the American socialist movement.

Book Synopsis

An incisive collection of essays on post-WWII US imperialism, from a giant of the American socialist movement.

Review Quotes

"[Hal Draper is] the embodiment of what a Marxist scholar should be...a political practitioner of the first order...Draper's approach is today very useful in understanding and reaching political conclusions based on a democratic and revolutionary socialist perspective regarding such diverse places and conflicts as Syria, Hong Kong, Iran, and especially Ukraine." -Samuel Farber, from the Foreword

About the Author

The late Hal Draper was the author of many books, including the five-volume study of Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution, as well as Socialism from Below and Berkeley: The New Student Revolt. He was also a prominent socialist journalist and editor of the journal Labor Action from 1948-1958.

Samuel Farber was born and raised in Marianao, Cuba, and came to the United States in February 1958. He obtained a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1969 and taught at a number of colleges and universities including UCLA and, most recently, Brooklyn College, where he is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science. His scholarship on Cuba is extensive and includes many articles and several books. Farber was active in the Cuban high school student movement against Fulgencio Batista in the 1950s, and has been involved in socialist politics for more than fifty years.