Third World at the Crossroads
Written by a distinguished group of Third World and American scholars, this book investigates the political, economic, cultural, and religious dynamics of the Third World. Both highly topical and extremely timely, the volume takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, employing analytical tools drawn from political science, history, economics, and sociology. The papers included serve to facilitate a new understanding of the complex nature of Third World nationalism, explore critical issues facing the Third World such as widespread hunger in Africa and the mounting debt crisis, and offer new perspectives on the role of religion and ethnicity in Third World politics.

In his introduction, Ali sets the context for the papers that follow. He notes that the new nations of the Third World cannot be political and economic equals of the developed nations. Thus, aware of their weaknesses, the overriding concern of Third World leaders is to preserve themselves from foreign encroachment. The 14 subsequent papers define, explain, and analyze the myriad issues and problems that today confront policy-makers in both the Third World and the developed nations, including: the economic impact of OPEC; the political and economic origins of hunger in Africa; the West and Third World Religion; open economics and repressive policies in the Third World; the influences on and effects of U.S. policies towards the Third World. Students of political science as well as policy-makers and diplomats will find Third World At the Crossroads enlightening and provocative reading.

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Third World at the Crossroads
Written by a distinguished group of Third World and American scholars, this book investigates the political, economic, cultural, and religious dynamics of the Third World. Both highly topical and extremely timely, the volume takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, employing analytical tools drawn from political science, history, economics, and sociology. The papers included serve to facilitate a new understanding of the complex nature of Third World nationalism, explore critical issues facing the Third World such as widespread hunger in Africa and the mounting debt crisis, and offer new perspectives on the role of religion and ethnicity in Third World politics.

In his introduction, Ali sets the context for the papers that follow. He notes that the new nations of the Third World cannot be political and economic equals of the developed nations. Thus, aware of their weaknesses, the overriding concern of Third World leaders is to preserve themselves from foreign encroachment. The 14 subsequent papers define, explain, and analyze the myriad issues and problems that today confront policy-makers in both the Third World and the developed nations, including: the economic impact of OPEC; the political and economic origins of hunger in Africa; the West and Third World Religion; open economics and repressive policies in the Third World; the influences on and effects of U.S. policies towards the Third World. Students of political science as well as policy-makers and diplomats will find Third World At the Crossroads enlightening and provocative reading.

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Third World at the Crossroads

Third World at the Crossroads

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Third World at the Crossroads

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Written by a distinguished group of Third World and American scholars, this book investigates the political, economic, cultural, and religious dynamics of the Third World. Both highly topical and extremely timely, the volume takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, employing analytical tools drawn from political science, history, economics, and sociology. The papers included serve to facilitate a new understanding of the complex nature of Third World nationalism, explore critical issues facing the Third World such as widespread hunger in Africa and the mounting debt crisis, and offer new perspectives on the role of religion and ethnicity in Third World politics.

In his introduction, Ali sets the context for the papers that follow. He notes that the new nations of the Third World cannot be political and economic equals of the developed nations. Thus, aware of their weaknesses, the overriding concern of Third World leaders is to preserve themselves from foreign encroachment. The 14 subsequent papers define, explain, and analyze the myriad issues and problems that today confront policy-makers in both the Third World and the developed nations, including: the economic impact of OPEC; the political and economic origins of hunger in Africa; the West and Third World Religion; open economics and repressive policies in the Third World; the influences on and effects of U.S. policies towards the Third World. Students of political science as well as policy-makers and diplomats will find Third World At the Crossroads enlightening and provocative reading.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780275930578
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 05/15/1989
Pages: 232
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

SHEIKH R. ALI is Professor of Political Science at North Carolina Central University. His previous books include Saudia Arabia and Oil Diplomacy (Praeger 1986) and Oil Turmoil, and Islam in the Middle East (Praeger, 1986), Southern Africa: An American Enigma (Praeger, 1987).

Table of Contents

Introduction by Sheikh R. Ali
Third World Development: The Strategy Debate, Jerry Kolo
Open Economics and Repressive Polities in the Third World, Steven S. Sallie
Ethnocide: A State/Nation Interaction, Marc Sills
The West and the Third World Religion, John G. Bitzes
A Typology of Islamic Revivalists, Zohair Husain
Economic Impact of OPEC: Policies and Performances, Shah M. Mehrabi
Human Capital: Untapped Resources in the Arab Gulf, Amin M. Kazak
Vocational Training for Women of India, Mary C. Muller
African-Americans and U.S. Foreign Policy in Africa, Jacob U. Gordon
Political and Economic Origins of African Hunger, Andrew Conteh
Nigerian Agricultural Crisis, Pita O. Agbese
The Southern African Development Coordination Council, Robert E. Clute
Nicaraguan Death Trip, Thomas D. Lobe
The Third Word Debt Crisis and the United States Policy, Sheikh R. Ali
Bibliography
Index

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