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Comparative Politics of the Third World : Linking Concepts and Cases /

Green, December

Comparative Politics of the Third World : Linking Concepts and Cases / Laura Luehrmann, December Green. - 1 online resource (546 p.)

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

restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec

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


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9781588264633 9781685855536

10.1515/9781685855536 doi


POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics.