THE ACADEMIC CAREER AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THEOTÔNIO DOS SANTOS

Abstract

The article examines the classic book of Theotônio dos Santos, Imperialism and Dependency, published in Mexico and Japan (1978), in China (1992) and by Ayacucho Library in Venezuela (2011), putting it in the context of the overall work of the author. In the first part I present an overview of the author's work, in the second I examine the main thesis of Imperialism and Dependency, and in the third part I present an overview of this work, highlighting its theoretical and methodological substance.