Samir Amin, 1931-
Egyptian-born and Paris-trained, Samir Amin is one of the better known Neo-Marxian thinkers, both in development theory as well as in the
relativistic-cultural critique of social sciences. Promoter of the conscious self-reliance
of developing countries, particular for the Arab world.
Major Works of Samir Amin
- Accumulation on a World Scale, 1970.
- Neo-Colonialism in West-Africa, 1971.
- Unequal Development, 1973
- L'echange inégal et la loi de la valeur, 1973
- Imperialism and Unequal Development, 1976.
- The Arab Nation, 1976.
- The Law of Value and Historical Materialism, 1977.
- Class and Nation, Historically and in the Current Crisis, 1979.
- The Arab Economy Today, 1980
- The Future of Maoism, 1981.
- The Dynamics of Global Crisis, with G. Arrighi, A.G. Frank
and I. Wallerstein, 1982.
- Delinking, 1985.
- Eurocentrism, 1988.
- Maldevelopment in Africa and in the Third World, 1989.
- L'empire du chaos, 1991
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