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AGAINST U.S. IMPERIALISM | Reading List

We must stand against U.S. imperialism. Consider these titles against imperialism and war, on oil and Western involvement in the Middle-East, and on Left-Internationalism.

Verso Books 2 March 2026

AGAINST U.S. IMPERIALISM | Reading List

The U.S. and Israel continued their deadly imperial spiral this last weekend with a joint operation in Iran that resulted in hundreds of civilian casualties and the assassination of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

We must stand against U.S. imperialism. For a deeper analysis of imperialism, war, extractivism, and a left internationalism that could organize against these forces, consider the titles below – currently discounted 30%.

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Against Imperialism

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On War

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On Oil and Western Involvement in the Middle-East

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On Left-Internationalism

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  • Carbon Democracy
    With the rise of coal power, the producers who oversaw its development acquired the ability to shut down energy systems, a threat they used to build the first mass democracies. Oil offered the Wes...
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  • Behind Enemy Lies
    In this urgent and timely book, Patrick Cockburn writes the first draft of the history of the current crisis in the Middle East.Here he charts the period from the recapture of Mosul in 2017 to Tur...
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  • Sinews of War and Trade
    On the map of global trade, China is now the factory of the world. A parade of ships full of raw commodities—iron ore, coal, oil—arrive in its ports, and fleets of container ships leave with manufa...
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  • Extractive Capitalism
    Laleh Khalili reflects on the hidden stories behind late capitalism, from seafarers abandoned on debt-ridden container ships to the nefarious reach of consultancy firms and the cronyism that drives...
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  • The Rise of Islamic State
    Born of the Iraqi and Syrian civil wars, the Islamic State astonished the world in 2014 by creating a powerful new force in the Middle East. By combining religious fanaticism and military prowess...
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