Comparative Politics of the Third World: Linking Concepts and Cases

by December Green and Tom J. Fitzpatrick

Engaging. Refreshing. Provocative. These are just a few of the positive responses received already to this much needed new textbook. Comparative Politics of the Third World offers just the right blend of theory and substance to introduce students in a meaningful way to the developing - or not developing - world. Avoiding overgeneralization on the one hand and the problems of a strictly country-by-country approach on the other, authors Green and Luehrmann consistently link concepts pertaining to history, politics, economics, and international relations to a set of eight case studies: the classic cases of Mexico, Nigeria, Iran, and China and the alternative cases of Peru, Zimbabwe, Turkey, and Indonesia. Their approach, an accessible and even compelling narrative, is directed specifically at today's undergraduate students. Among the many outstanding features of the book: -Uses the familiar concreteness of case studies to make sense of both classic and cutting-edge theory. -Provides a solid introduction to eight countries, as well as the analytical tools needed to appreciate the enormous diversity of experience within and across regions. -Raises controversies: offers a stimu

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588261905
• ISBN13: 9781588261908
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: L. Rienner Publishers
• Length: 538 Pages

Customer Reviews

Needs an Update

Comparative Politics of the Third World: Linking Concepts and Casesis a good book with a lot of information as the previous reviewer has indicated, however because it's 2007 printing, it needs to have a supplementry text or articles to update the area between were the book leaves off and modern day. However that glaring weakness accepted, this book does provide very good and detailed histories of the countries in the book : Iran, China, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey, Peru, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and maybe one or two more that escape me at the moment. This book also provides detailed chapters on problems facing countries of the developing world like revolutions, political violence, pollution, globalization and it's impact on the developing world and other areas of conflict and/or concearn. Again, the book because of it's datedness fails to account for current events like the election protests in Iran or Uighar violence in China.