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The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South
Vijay Prashad
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Description for The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South
Paperback. A truly global history that examines the prospects of a worldwide power shift from North to South. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 412.
In The Darker Nations, Vijay Prashad provided an intellectual history of the Third World and traced the rise and fall of the Non-Aligned Movement. With The Poorer Nations, Prashad takes up the story where he left off.
Since the '70s, the countries of the Global South have struggled to build political movements. Prashad analyzes the failures of neoliberalism, as well as the rise of the BRICS countries, the World Social Forum, issue-based movements like Via Campesina, the Latin American revolutionary revival-in short, efforts to create alternatives to the neoliberal project advanced militarily ... Read more
In The Darker Nations, Vijay Prashad provided an intellectual history of the Third World and traced the rise and fall of the Non-Aligned Movement. With The Poorer Nations, Prashad takes up the story where he left off.
Since the '70s, the countries of the Global South have struggled to build political movements. Prashad analyzes the failures of neoliberalism, as well as the rise of the BRICS countries, the World Social Forum, issue-based movements like Via Campesina, the Latin American revolutionary revival-in short, efforts to create alternatives to the neoliberal project advanced militarily ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
409g
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781681589
SKU
V9781781681589
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About Vijay Prashad
Vijay Prashad is the George and Martha Kellner Professor of South Asian History at Trinity College, Connecticut. He is the author of a number of books, including The Darker Nations: a People's History of the Third World and Arab Spring, Libyan Winter.
Reviews for The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South
It is startling how insulated the West has remained from the thinking, achievements, and struggles of the great majority of the world's people. This lucid and well-informed study reveals how much there is to learn from this rich and vibrant record.
Noam Chomsky At a time when the ideologues of the Washington Consensus appeal to former colonies to free ... Read more
Noam Chomsky At a time when the ideologues of the Washington Consensus appeal to former colonies to free ... Read more