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Instead, they found that they had exchanged old forms of political and economic dependence for new kind of dependency on the international capitalism of multinational corporations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 227\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.2 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 1979\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42289380360272,"sku":"9780520035270","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/6284\/4496\/files\/64acc9dfd7f35870b52d19f2001aa5a4.webp?v=1776900112"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/6284\/4496\/collections\/ChatGPT_Image_Apr_22_2026_06_41_23_PM.png?v=1776897726","url":"https:\/\/voiceofkronos.org\/collections\/vok-referenced-literature.oembed","provider":"Voice of Kronos","version":"1.0","type":"link"}