Description: This book offers a comparative and thematic introduction to third world politics, placing it in historical, social and international context. The second edition has been expanded with new sections on East and South East Asia added to revised and updated coverage of Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. The authors all have lengthy experience of living in and writing about different regions of the Third World.
Review Quotes: "A splendid introductory text for undergraduates... It has much sound, good sense and balanced judgment to suit the different requirements of a wide range of readers." -- Third World Quarterly, reviewing the first edition