Comparative Politics of the Third World : : Linking Concepts and Cases / / 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.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023] ©2007 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- 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
- Introduction
- 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
- Introduction
- 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
- Introduction
- 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