Research On John Bellamy Foster’s Theory Of New Imperialism

Since the founding of Vladimir Lenin’s imperialism,the word imperialism has been associated with aggression,plunder,and exploitation.In the old imperialist period,direct military aggression,colonial plundering and territorial occupation were the main methods used to seize the resources of the colonies and obtain the greatest benefits,the slave trade,the opium trade and the World War are its important manifestations.The colonial plunder led to the world’s serious genocide,ecological crisis,political crisis and social crisis.With the rise of the national independence movement and the collapse of colonial rule,for the Western developed countries,they all avoid the word imperialism and try to distance themselves from the relationship with imperialism,the Out from Under had to reopen the New Imperialism in new ways,including economic colonization.John Bellamy Foster(hereafter referred to as Foust)is an important representative of the Western Marxism,he based on the series of crises in western capitalist countries,a comprehensive and profound criticism of capitalism.Foust is not only a leading figure in ecological Marxism,but also a critic of contemporary New Imperialism theory.He not only explains the ecological crisis in Contemporary Western society,it also offers an in depth account of the hegemony and Power politics of capitalism,forming a distinct and systematic New Imperialism theory.Foust’s profound criticism of capitalist hegemony plays an important role in the theoretical pedigree of Western Marxism,and the study of Foust’s New Imperialism is of great theoretical and practical significance,Foust’s New Imperialism theory is an important part of the New Imperialism and enriches the theoretical resources of the New Imperialism,it helps to clarify the nature,characteristics,logic and trends of New Imperialism.Adhering to the traditional Marxist class analysis,economic analysis and other methods,enriched the theoretical content of ecological Marxism and ecological socialism,expanding the scope of criticism of contemporary Western Marxism.From a practical point of view,Foust’s New Imperialism theory deeply analyzes the institutional,technological and ideological causes of the ecological crisis,which has important implications for us to solve China’s ecological environment problems and promote the construction of ecological civilization.Foust profoundly analyzed the various crises that human society faces,sought to break away from the crisis of human society,went beyond capitalism,and put forward the proposition of anti world imperialism,this has important enlightenment to the construction of the Community of human destiny which we advocate.However,there are some limitations,such as deviation from Marxist capital critical method,and the prospect of Utopian Revolution.