The book examines the political and ideological forms of the class struggle of the bourgeoisie after the Second World War. Based on the methodology of dialectical materialism, it analyzes the social processes in selected states of Eastern Europe and Latin America.

This book compiles analyses of various political and ideological expressions of class struggle within the ruling capitalist class during the mo-nopolistic phase of capitalism, commonly known as imperialism. The authors primarily focus on the post-World War II era. Since 1945, the United States has held a pivotal position, playing a signifi cant role in the class struggle of the monopolistic (imperialist) bourgeoisie. The book examines the different forms and manifestations of this class struggle in relation to the coalition of Eastern European socialist countries, with a particular emphasis on Latin American nations during the Cold War. Using dialectical materialism as their methodological framework, the authors interpret the Cold War as a counter-revolutionary offensive by imperialism against post-war socialism led by the Soviet Union. Simultaneously, they view it as a resistance to national liberation, democracy, and progressive initiatives aimed at eliminating neo-colonialism and promoting non-capitalist social structures.

Autorentext

Peter Dinu is an associate professor at the Institute of Political Science of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. He has published several papers. Dominika Dinuová is an associate professor at the Social Sciences Department of the Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava. From 2020 to 2022, she was a research associate at the Centre of Global Studies of the Institute of Philosophy at the Czech Academy of Sciences. .

Inhalt

Table of Contents - Introduction - Cold War - a counter-revolutionary offensive of imperialism - Political control and economic exploitation of Latin America by the US financial oligarchy - Cuban revolution and acceleration of the bourgeois class struggle in Latin America - They followed a "bad" example - Strategies of the U.S. financial oligarchy against Latin America during the Cold War - International terrorism - the secret weapon of imperialism - Conclusion - References, legislative norms, documents and other relevant source material - Summary - Name index