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Providing the first overview of the main trends and contributions to Christian thought of Third World theologies, this book gathers essays from experts on Latin America, India, East Asia, West and East Africa, Southern Africa and the Caribbean. It analyzes the common context of the Third World theologies in their experience of colonialism and Western missions, and suggests that they provide different perspectives on what it means to be a Christian in today's world.
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Steep Price of Admission but Excellent Work.......2007-10-02
The value of this work may not match up to its price-point for many, but I found it to be an invaluable introduction to the various modes of thought and theologizing being done outside of first-world contexts. Aiming to serve as an introduction to an overwhelmingly vast and complex field, (the theologies of the majority of Christianity in less than 200 pages?) this book accomplishes what it sets out to do well, providing concise summaries of the various movers and shakers in their respective continent and general directions of the dialogue and study. The short bibliographies concluding each essay provide the unitiated with a helpful path to follow for more in-depth study if so desired. This Western reader was especially forced to reconsider many aspects of hermeneutics, authority and acculteration regarding theology and the timeless message of the Church. All in all, an excellent, if not too brief work that hopefully will not intimidate too many buyers with its high MSRP.
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This derivative of the innovative, Introduction to Comparative Politics, focuses on developing or "third world" nations, employing the same organizing framework. Country studies include China, India, Mexico, Brazil, Nigeria, and Iran.
(see Kesselman et al., Introduction to Comparative Politics for a full list of themes and features)
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Third World Cities is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of a classic text which examines urbanisation in developing areas. Using case studies of cities drawn from around the world, David Smith confronts three main questions: Is there still a Third World, does it have a common urban form and what is the relationship between urbanisation and sustainability? This text provides an invaulable introduction to the issues and processes of the city in the Third World.
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Purposefully written for those coming to politics for the first time, this textbook provides an exploration and analysis of the most important political issues affecting the Developing World. Offering a different perspective from standard texts in this field, Politics in the Developing World encourages an understanding of the breadth and nature of a range of pressing - and previously understated - issues: the striving for democracy; the political consequences of economic growth and development; the struggle of religious and ethnic minorities; women's and human rights; the impact of globalization; and the politics of the natural environment. In doing so, the interaction of domestic and global factors affecting many of the Developing World countries is highlighted and a new qualitatively different set of concerns is identified. Some have resulted from recent international changes following the demise of the soviet bloc, including the shift to democracy in South Africa, and the ramifications of the late 1990s South East Asian financial crisis.To illustrate the importance of these themes and issues five Developing World regions are focused on and explored in detail: Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, East and South East Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa. While based on Haynes' previous publication, Third World Politics: A Concise Introduction (1996), this is a new book, completely rewritten, with updated regional analyses and data throughout. It focuses upon changes in the Developing World in the last decade, with an increased focus on its international relations, complementing those chapters concerned with domestic issues.Both an ideal introduction and an invitation to further study, this text is essential reading for introductory students studying a range of courses including development studies, global politics, world politics, Developing World politics, comparative politics, and international relations.
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This book draws upon data and theories from economics, political science, anthropology, demography, and environmental studies to provide a broad interdisciplinary overview of the Third World. A brief history shows how the expansion of Europe in the 15th century created dependencies in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The Third World is shown to be not a "natural" or innate phenomenon, but a consequence of its relationship to the First World that involved economic dependency, rapid population growth, inflated and internationally supplied militaries, and governments trying to provide attractive investment climates for huge multinational corporations. Human rights violations, environmental degradation, the demographic transition, traditional agriculture, world markets, and export policies are examined in a balanced theoretical approach which is aimed at a synthesis of modernization and dependency approaches.
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Purposefully written for those coming to politics for the first time, this textbook provides an exploration and analysis of the most important political issues affecting the developing world. Offering a different perspective from standard texts in this field, Politics in the Developing World encourages an understanding of the breadth and nature of a range of pressing - and previously understated - issues: the striving for democracy; the political consequences of economic growth and development; the struggle of religious and ethnic minorities; human rights, particularly women's rights ; the impact of globalization; and the politics of the natural environment. In doing so, the interaction of domestic and global factors affecting many of the developing world countries is highlighted and a new, qualitatively different set of concerns is identified. Some have resulted from recent international changes following the demise of the Soviet bloc, including the shift to democracy in South Africa, and the ramifications of the late 1990s Southeast Asian financial crisis.To illustrate the importance of these themes and issues, five developing world regions are examined in detail: Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, East and Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa. While based on Haynes's previous publication, Third World Politics: A Concise Introduction (1996), this is a new book, completely rewritten, with updated regional analyses and data throughout. It concentrates on changes in the developing world in the last decade, with an increased focus on its international relations, complementing those chapters concerned with domestic issues.An ideal introduction as well as an invitation to further study, this text is essential reading for introductory students studying a range of courses including development studies, global politics, world politics, developing world politics, comparative politics, and international relations.
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Solid textbook.......2000-09-13
There are not many good texts that attempt to cover the common dilemmas of regions considered part of the 'third world.' Given the competition, this is a solid textbook that take a broad view of political, economic, and social change. Supplemented by more detailed explorations of particular countries or regions, this would be a good textbook for studying the developing world.
Concise and too the point.......2000-06-21
I purchased this book as a pre-requisite for a political science class. I thought that tis book would be boring and written as a text book, but it was enjoyable to read. I especially like reading about how Government's in Third world countries interact on economic, social, and religious levels.
Concise and too the point.......2000-06-21
I purchased this book as a pre-requisite for a political science class. I thought that tis book would be boring and written as a text book, but it was enjoyable to read. I especially like reading about how Government's in Third world countries interact on economic, social, and religious levels.
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More Urban, Less Poor: An Introduction to Urban Development and Management
Göran Tannerfeldt , and
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The world is undergoing massive urbanization: now topping three billion of the world’s six billion people and projected to increase to four billion city dwellers, mostly in the developing world, within twenty-five years. The impacts and development challenges posed by historic shift are of equal magnitude and include growing slums; lack of access to adequate water, sanitation and utilities; challenges to transport, employment, education; and dramatic effects on human well being and the environment.
This full colour textbook, written for students and development practitioners, covers the full breadth and depth of the challenges in urban development in developing and transitional countries and makes sense of this complex and important field. Written in an accessible style, the book covers the key issues in urban development including how cities grow, economic development, urban poverty, slums, housing and land tenure, environmental problems and health, obstacles to development, the management and governance of urban growth, the finance and delivery of services as well as the role of development cooperation and policy frameworks in overcoming the challenges. Also included are dozens of easy-to-read tables and graphs that summarize key data and photographs illustrating salient points as well as sources of additional reading and information on key areas.
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World Hunger explores the nature and extent of contemporary world hunger, explaining why hunger still persists while agricultural production increases and genetic engineering revolutionizes food production and distribution. Illustrating the diversity of diets in the world and the connections between the global and local in numerous case studies, Young asserts that contrasting material realities of North and South hemispheres are very similar--the misconception that hunger "over there" is unconnected to conditions "over here" is exposed. Globalization and access to food in the global supermarket is also examined.
Explaining the essential political character of hunger, the author exposes popular myths and identifies positive changes where prevailing inequalities and ideologies are challenged and it becomes possible to envisage a world where hunger is history.
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Explaining the essential political character of hunger, Young exposes popular myths and identifies positive changes where prevailing inequalities and ideologies are challenged, making a world where hunger is history foreseeable.
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- Women and Development in the Third World
- An eye-opening look at women in development
- Katherine Shorey
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Women and Development in the Third World (Routledge Introductions to Development)
Janet Momsen
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For all societies, the common denominator of gender is female subordination. For women of the Third World, the effects of this position are exacerbated by the legacy of colonialism, economic crisis, and patriarchal attitudes. Feminist critique has introduced the gender factor to development theory, arguing that the equal distribution of the benefits of economic development can only be achieved through a radical restructuring of the process of development. Now, the universal validity of both gender-neutral development theory and the feminist concepts of the post-industrial world are being questioned. In this book, Janet Momsen presents ten worldwide case studies which act as personalized examples of women's lives and coping strategies in the Third World. Her review of policy and practice raises questions about development planning and the empowerment of women. The book concludes with a discussion of the impact of environmental degradation and economic restructuring on women, with a description of the integral position of women in any solution to the current crises facing the Third World.
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Women and Development in the Third World.......2000-11-27
This book is an easy reader yet it has very interesting case studies that further strengthens the key ideas throughout the book.
An eye-opening look at women in development.......2000-10-02
Momsen gives the reader a detailed and data saturated presentation of the predominant reasons behind and the characteristics of discrimination against women in 3rd world countries. She makes salient points about local economic function and readily backs up her hypotheses with graphs and tables chock full of econometric goodness. But the book drags at times, especially when she delves into data doldrums. She rescues herself through a well constructed argument that helps neophytes like me understand the complex issue at hand. Overall, a good effort and extremely informative. Keep up the good work.
Katherine Shorey.......2000-10-02
Momsen's book describes the challenging atmospere in which third world women are living. Their unappreciated and unrewarded role in the domestic sphere has left them too unskilled and uneducated to enter the labor force. Momsen also explains possible causes for the historical gender inequalities that are illustrated throughout her book. She further investigates the role of the women and concludes that the oppression is socially, not biologically based.-Katherine Shorey
Information in Every Sentence.......2000-09-27
This book was excellent because it had very well thought out and factual information. I enjoyed and agree with, especially the thesis that the reason women are economically under men is because of the extra work they have becuase of their multiple responsibilities; i.e. housekeeping, child rearing, and a job. - Kimberly Campbell
Short Review.......2000-09-26
Women and Development in the Third World asks and answers questions about why women stand where they do in the developing world. The result of women's labor both within and outside of the home is explored in depth. The strength of this short book is its ability to keep the reader's interest, even while quoting hard data. This is not a feminist complaint about the subordination of women; it is an objective look at the role women play in the economies of the developing world.
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Tourism and Development in the Third World (Introductions to Development Series)
John Lea
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A book which uncovers the truth that lies behind those `paradise' beaches in the holiday brochures. John Lea assesses the interplay of the diverse social, economic and environmental impacts and explores ways of managing tourism as a resource.
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