The Other World: Issues and Politics of the Developing World

by Joseph Weatherby, Emmit B. Evans, Dianne B. Long

The Other World combines a comparative and area studies approach to explore contemporary global issues in the non-Western world. Accessible and interdisciplinary, this text provides students with historical, political, economic, and cultural background as well as case studies on Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, and Central Asia and the Southern Near Abroad. Describing similarities and differences among regions and focusing on key countries and problems, The Other World is a practical survey of the issues affecting the majority of the world’s population and their local and global context.

Genres: Textbooks

352 pages, Paperback

Published April 27, 2008

Reviews

[Zee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Readable, realistic and incisive for a textbook, with an especially feisty first quarter.

[Knarik · Rating 4 out of 5]

"In the game of nations there are no winners only losers. The objective of each player is not so much to win as to avoid loss. Problems do not get solved. They are managed. Success is achieved if disaster is avoided or postponed until the next administration." -Former Egiptian Vice President Zaharia Moheddin

[Brandee Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

A textbook for my Global Issues class, I actually found the book and its information very interesting.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I underlined every sentence in the book.