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

This book offers a comparative and thematic introduction to third world politics, placing it in historical, social and international context. The second edition

Praise for the first edition: "... this masterful and concise volume overviews the range of approaches social scientists have applied to explain events in the T

Today the colonial empires of the world are shrinking, and the new nations which have emerged from the colonial past are rapidly developing into an important fo