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Article: Professor sees war as modern imperialism.(Higher Education)(The holder of the Wayne Morse Chair at the UO will offer his analysis of American incursions during a talk Thursday)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- January 14, 2004
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Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard
America's invasion of Iraq is not part of a war on terror but the final stages of a centurylong pursuit of economic empire, according to a noted professor of political geography who will deliver a keynote lecture Thursday evening in Eugene.
Neil Smith, a distinguished professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, sees America's involvement in the two world wars and now its incursions into Afghanistan and Iraq as part of an evolving imperialism aimed not at acquiring territory but dominating the world economy. But he said there are signs that America's reach is exceeding its leaders' grasp.
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