Redefining the Third World [Paperback]

Given the end of the cold war, economic development of the Asia-Pacific region, the emergence of Neo-Liberal democratisation and the further marginalisation of Africa in the global political economy, this book provides a timely theoretical analysis of current trends in the third world/global politics.List of Figures and Tables Foreword by Professor P. Vale Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Notes on Contributors Introduction: Redefining the Third World; G. Sorensen with N. Poku and L. Pettiford Redefining the Third World for a New Millennium: An Aching Towards Subjectivity; S. Chan Challenging the False God of Theoretical Parsimony: A Call for Complexity in Third World Research; N. Poku and L. Pettiford Modifications to the State in Society Approach: A Sharper Focus; M. Kamrava Globalism, Regionalism and the New Third World; B. Hettne Globalisation and Sovereignty: Implications for the Third World State; N. Lewis World Cities, Capital and Communication; P. Wilkin Urbanisation and the Third World City: The Need for a Reconsideration; G. Ooi Neo-liberalism in Latin America: 'Triumph' and Institutional Deficiencies; F. Mora and K. Kaltenthaler Southeast Asia in the Twenty First Century: Human Security and Regional Development; F. Quadir and T. Shaw Security and Development in Africa: Cold War and Beyond; N. Poku IndexRethinking the Third World is an interesting and timely read. It is successful in addressing a wide-ranging history of ideas and social changes in vast and often-disregarded areas in the international system Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. &Rethinking the Third World is a critical and fascinating starting point to stimulate such debates. (Seyed Saeed Mousavi, Journal of global Analysis, Vol. 7 (2), November, 2017)STEPHEN CHAN Professor of International Relations and Ethics, University of Nottingham Trent, UK BJ?RN HETTNE Professor of International Relations, University of G?teborg (PADRIGU), Sweden MEHRAN KAMRAVA Assistant Pló„