Green, December. <br/><br/>
Comparative politics of the Third World :  linking concepts and cases / 

 - 2nd ed. 
 - Boulder :  Lynne Rienner Publishers,  c2007. 
 - xiv, 546 pages :  Illustrations ; 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introducing comparative studies -- Precolonial history (or, what your "World Civ" class might have left out) -- Colonialism : gold, God, glory -- Independence or in dependence? -- Linking concepts and cases -- Globalization : cause or cure for underdevelopment? -- Structural adjustment : prices and politics -- Alternative approaches to development -- Linking concepts and cases -- From ideas to action : the power of civil society -- Linking concepts and cases -- The call to arms : violent paths to change -- Linking concepts and cases -- Ballots, not bullets : seeking democratic change -- Political transitions : real or virtual? -- Linking concepts and cases -- Sovereignty and the role of international organizations -- Global challenges--and responses -- Linking concepts and cases -- Dealing with a superpower : Third World views of the United States -- Linking concepts and cases -- Are we living in a new era? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781588264633 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1588264637 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Developing countries - politics and government - case studies.<br/>Developing countries - economic policy - case studies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JF 60  / GRE