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Understanding Third World Politics: Theories of Political Change and Development
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Indiana Univ Pr
Publication date April 1, 2003
Pages 319
Binding Hardcover
Edition 2 sub
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780253342171
ISBN-10 0253342171
Dimensions 0.75 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight 1.15 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $69.95
Other format details university press
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Praise for the first edition:
"... this masterful and concise volume overviews the range of approaches social scientists have applied to explain events in the Third World." ―Journal of Developing Areas

Understanding Third World Politics is a comprehensive, critical introduction to political development and comparative politics in the non-Western world today. Beginning with an assessment of the shared factors that seem to determine underdevelopment, B. C. Smith introduces the major theories of development―development theory, modernization theory, neo-colonialism, and dependency theory―and examines the role and character of key political organizations, political parties, and the military in determining the fate of developing nations. This new edition gives special attention to the problems and challenges faced by developing nations as they become democratic states by addressing questions of political legitimacy, consensus building, religion, ethnicity, and class.



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Hardcover
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2 sub edition from Indiana Univ Pr (April 1, 2003)
9780253342171 | details & prices | 319 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $69.95
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With Hans Scheffel (other contributor), Elmar Merkle (other contributor), Hatem Alkadhi (other contributor), B. C. Smith, Andreas Boss (other contributor) | from Indiana Univ Pr (July 1, 1996)
9780253329547 | details & prices | 398 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $44.95
This edition also contains Praxisbuch Mrt Abdomen Und Becken
About: Understanding Third-World Politics is a critical introduction to theories of political development and the comparative politics of the Third World.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780253210135 Book cover for 9780253215864
 
2 edition from Indiana Univ Pr (April 1, 2003)
9780253215864 | details & prices | 319 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $32.00
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With Heimo Reinitzer, B. C. Smith | from Indiana Univ Pr (July 1, 1996)

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