The American War in Vietnam as Imperialism, I.

Please read, and print out, the chapter from Michael Parenti's book
The Sword and the Dollar 
here.

     Then, for focus, read the following two selections:
     


     
 Michael Parenti, The
Costs of Empire", from his book The Sword and the
Dollar. 


This is a passage from the chapter you have just read, "Imperialism
101." Please read it over again, to focus on some main points.

     
 Arnold Creasy, post about
Imperialism in Vietnam, from a 1994 Mailing List discussion.

   NOTE: Be sure to PRINT THEM OUT and BRING THEM TO CLASS.

          
Please write 300 words (30 lines or so) about the theory of
imperialism and its economic consequences, and how this kind of
analysis shapes an interpretation of the Vietnam War.