Prerequisites for Lenin's Imperialism I'm making my way through Capital Vol. 1 right now, and was later planning to read Imperialism the Highest Stage of Capitalism.  How much does Imperialism draw on Capital?  I realize I do not need to read Volumes 2 and 3 of Capital before Imperialism, but would I get any useful insight out of doing that? I would think the foundations of "Monopoly Capital" would be found here, is that correct? 

I know Capital Vol. 1 ends with Marx analyzing colonialism wrt primitive accumulation, so I imagine this would be a great springboard to Imperialism.  