After the Third World? History, destiny and the fate of Third Worldism.
The idea of the Third World, which is usually traced to the late 1940s or early 1950s, was increasingly used to try and generate unity and support among an emergent group of nation-states whose governments were reluctant to take sides in the Cold War. These leaders and governments sought to displace...
| Publicado en: | Third World Quarterly Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 9 - 40 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2004
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