Welcome to the fifth week of the Imperialism Reading Group! Last week's thread is here.

This is a weekly thread in which we read through books on and related to imperialism and geopolitics. How many chapters or pages we will cover per week will vary based on the density and difficulty of the book, but I'm generally aiming at 30 to 40 pages per week, which should take you about an hour or two.

This week, we are finishing Imperialism: the Highest Stage of Capitalism. Next week, we will move on to Super Imperialism - The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance, by Michael Hudson.

Every week, I will write a summary of the chapter(s) read, for those who have already read the book and don't wish to reread, can't follow along for various reasons, or for those joining later who want to dive right in to the next book without needing to pick this one up too. I will post all my chapter summaries in this final thread, for access in one convenient location.

This week, we will be reading Chapter 9: Critique of Imperialism, and Chapter 10: The Place of Imperialism in History. If you want, you can also read the Appendix: Imperialism and the Split in Socialism.

Please comment or message me directly if you wish to be pinged for this group.