Comparative Politics of the Third World : : Linking Concepts and Cases / / Laura Luehrmann, December Green.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Green, December,; Luehrmann, Laura,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (546 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Preface --; 1 Introducing Comparative Studies --; Part 1 Historical Legacies --; Introduction --; 2 Precolonial History (Or, What Your "World Civ" Class Might Have Left Out) --; 3 Colonialism: Gold, God, Glory --; 4 Independence or In Dependence? --; 5 Linking Concepts and Cases --; Part 2 The International Economic System --; 6 Globalization: Cause or Cure for Underdevelopment? --; 7 Structural Adjustment: Prices and Politics --; 8 Alternative Approaches to Development --; 9 Linking Concepts and Cases --; Part 3 Politics and Political Change --; 10 From Ideas to Action: The Power of Civil Society --; 11 Linking Concepts and Cases --; 12 The Call to Arms: Violent Paths to Change --; 13 Linking Concepts and Cases --; 14 Ballots, Not Bullets: Seeking Democratic Change --; 15 Political Transitions: Real or Virtual? --; 16 Linking Concepts and Cases --; Part 4 Beyond the Nation-State --; 17 Sovereignty and the Role of International Organizations --; 18 Global Challenges—and Responses --; 19 Linking Concepts and Cases --; 20 Dealing with a Superpower: Third World Views of the United States --; 21 Linking Concepts and Cases --; Part 5 Conclusion --; 22 Are We Living in a New Era? --; List of Acronyms --; Glossary --; Notes --; Selected Bibliography --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685855536; 9783110784251
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685855536
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Laura Luehrmann, December Green.

Just the right blend of theory and substance to introduce students in a meaningful way to the developing—or not developing—world.