Imperialism and War

Here, with critical notes and context, are V.I. Lenin's *Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism* and Nikolai Bukharin's *Imperialism and World Economy*. They are both essential for understanding the nature of imperialism and war historically-and today. **V.I. Lenin** (1870-1924) was a leader of the Russian Revolution and wrote extensively on the issues facing the working-class movement of his time. **Nikolai Bukharin** (1888-1938) was a Bolshevik leader and intellectual, and later a Soviet politician until his execution at the hands of Stalin's government. **Phil Gasper** is a professor of philosophy at Notre Dame de Namur University in California. He writes extensively on politics and the philosophy of science and is a frequent contributor to *CounterPunch*. He is the author of Haymarket Books' *The Communist Manifesto: A Road Map to History's Most Important Political Document*.