Third World Politics: An Introduction

by Christopher Clapham

An example introductory textbook on the politics of Third World Countries, this book draws on examples from Latin America, Africa and Asia to analyse their role in the global political economy.

204 pages, Paperback

First published January 24, 1985

Reviews

[Muhammad Zaman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good source for Bigners to understand the phenomenon of political structure and functions of postcolonial countries. It also provides extensive information about the impact of colonialism on the lives of third world countries.

[Jimmy Head · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dated. Five minor references to Islam. Academic. Bears little connection to now, unlike Peter Mansfield's The Arabs, published around the same time. Reads like it described a parallel universe.
No prescience. Combined all poor countries into a common narrative. Rescued from the used book store discard bin, at least it established the think tank zeitge1st of the time, 1985.