TY - BOOK AU - Green,December AU - Luehrmann,Laura TI - Comparative Politics of the Third World: Linking Concepts and Cases SN - 9781588264633 PY - 2023///] CY - Boulder : PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers, KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics KW - bisacsh N1 - 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 N2 - Just the right blend of theory and substance to introduce students in a meaningful way to the developing—or not developing—world UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685855536 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685855536 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781685855536/original ER -