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999 _c147454
_d147454
020 _a9780253342171
040 _cCUS
082 _a320
_bSMI/U
100 _aSmith, B. C.
245 0 _aUnderstanding third world politics: theories of political change and development/
_cB.C. Smith
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aHoundmills:
_bPalgrave Macmillan,
_c2003.
300 _axi, 319 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
505 _aThe idea of a "third world" -- Theories of imperialism and colonialism -- Modernization and political development -- Neo-colonialism and dependency -- The state in the third world -- Political parties and party systems -- Bureaucracy and political power -- Military intervention in politics -- Nationalism and secession -- Instability and revolution -- Democratization in the third world -- Conclusion: democracy and development.
650 _aDeveloping countries
650 _aSocial change--Study and teaching
650 _aPolitics and government
650 _aEconomic history
942 _cWB16