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, , [2022]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (567 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Preface --; 1 Comparing and Defining Worlds --; PART ONE Historical Legacies --; 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 TWO The International Economic System --; 6 Growth and Development: A Progress Report --; 7 A New and Improved Structural Adjustment? --; 8 Alternative Approaches to Development --; 9 Linking Concepts and Cases --; PART THREE 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 FOUR 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 FIVE Conclusion --; 22 Are We Living in a New Era? --; Acronyms --; Glossary --; Notes --; Selected Bibliography --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685857028; 9783110784251
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685857028
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Laura Luehrmann, December Green.

An innovative blend of theory and empirical material designed to introduce students in a meaningful way to the developing (or not developing) world.