The Travesty of “Anti-Imperialism"

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  • William I. Robinson University of California-Santa Barbara

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https://doi.org/10.5195/jwsr.2023.1221

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2023-08-22

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Robinson, W. I. (2023). The Travesty of “Anti-Imperialism". Journal of World-Systems Research, 29(2), 587–601. https://doi.org/10.5195/jwsr.2023.1221

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Vol. 29 No. 2 (2023): Special Issue: Immanuel Wallerstein: The Legacies

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