James Petras, scholar and revolutionary: an appreciation. -- James Petras and that 'Long petal of wine, sea and snow' -- Trotsky and Latin American development theory. -- Capitalism, primitive accumulation and unfree labour. -- Farewell to imperialism? a critical sociological study of empire. -- The class nature of neoliberal globalization in the age of imperialism. -- The migration-development nexus: a Marxist class perspective. -- The financialization of the capitalist class: monopoly-finance capital and the new contradictory relations of ruling class power. -- Food, water and fuel: the crisis of life under capitalism. -- 'Not about to lose Chile': democratic socialism confronts the imperial state. -- The rational destruction of Yugoslavia. -- James Petras on the Israeli lobby, occupied Palestine and US-Israeli militarism.

1. Social conflict
2. Imperialism
3. Capitalism -- Social aspects