The Other World: Issues And Politics of the Developing World

by Weatherby, Joseph; Evans, Emmit B.; Long, Dianne B.; Reed, Ira; Carter, Olga D.; Arceneaux, Craig; Gooden, Reginald

• ISBN13: 9780321391544
• ISBN10: 0321391543
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Using and accessible style and an interdisciplinary approach, this popular text provides students with fundamental information on current issues and problems common to developing areas, while also offering regional coverage of Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Southern Near Abroad, and the Middle East. The authors describe the similarities and differences among nations within these regions and trace events and issues in selected countries.

Table of Contents

Preface	vi
About the Authors	ix
PART I Global Issues in the Other World
1 THE OTHER WORLD	1	(17)
Defining the Other World	2	(1)
The Changing World	2	(3)
Understanding the Other World	5	(2)
Characterizing the Other World	7	(4)
The Dilemma of the Other World	11	(1)
Summary	12	(6)
ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION	13	(5)
2 THE OLD AND THE NEW: COLONIALISM, NEOCOLONIALISM, AND NATIONALISM	18	(29)
Colonialism	19	(1)
History of Colonialism	20	(2)
Motives for Colonialism	22	(6)
The Legacy of Colonialism	28	(3)
Neocolonialism	31	(6)
Nationalism	37	(1)
Summary	38	(9)
ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION	38	(9)
3 POLITICAL ECONOMY	47	(29)
Politics, Economics, and Political Economy	48	(1)
Stages of Global Political Economy	49	(1)
From Colonialism to Neocolonialism and "Development"	50	(13)
Globalization	63	(2)
Conclusions	65	(1)
Summary	66	(10)
ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION	67	(9)
4 WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT	76	(19)
Women and the Legacy of Colonialism	77	(3)
The Evolution of Nationalism	80	(4)
Women and the Push for Modernization	84	(3)
Women and Globalism	87	(3)
Summary	90	(5)
ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION	90	(5)
PART II Other World Regions
5 LATIN AMERICA	95	(47)
Geography	97	(5)
People and Culture	102	(5)
History	107	(5)
Economics	112	(3)
Government	115	(27)
CASE STUDIES
1. Mexico	118	(3)
2. Brazil	121	(4)
3. Cuba	125	(4)
FLASHPOINTS
The Organization of American States (OAS) and Venezuela	129	(4)
Violence in Colombia	133	(9)
6 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	142	(60)
Geography	143	(5)
People	148	(2)
History	150	(1)
The Colonial Experience	151	(6)
Government	157	(9)
Economics and Natural Resources	166	(29)
CASE STUDIES
1. South Africa	170	(4)
2. Nigeria	174	(2)
3. Zimbabwe	176	(2)
FLASHPOINTS
Africa and AIDS	178	(2)
Slavery and Human Trafficking	180	(1)
Civil Wars and Communal Violence	181	(12)
Sub-Saharan Africa and International Terrorism	193	(2)
Summary	195	(7)
7 ASIA	202	(30)
Introduction to Asia	202	(1)
Geography	203	(5)
Religion in Asia	208	(20)
CASE STUDIES
1. The People's Republic of China: The Dragon	210	(5)
2. India: The Elephant	215	(3)
3. The Four Asian Tigers: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea	218	(6)
FLASHPOINTS
Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir)	224	(2)
China's Borders	226	(1)
Korea: North and South	227	(1)
Summary	228	(4)
8 THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	232	(52)
Geography	236	(6)
People	242	(1)
Religion	243	(3)
History	246	(4)
The Colonial Experience	250	(2)
Government	252	(1)
Economics and Natural Resources	253	(15)
CASE STUDIES ON MIDDLE EASTERN NATIONALISM
1. Turkey	255	(3)
2. Iran	258	(1)
3. Egypt	259	(2)
4. Saudi Arabian 'Redo-Nationalism"	261	(4)
5. The Arabs	265	(1)
6. Israel	266	(2)
Looking Ahead	268	(12)
FLASHPOINTS
Palestine	270	(2)
The Palestinians	272	(2)
The Iraqi Disputes	274	(3)
Strategic Waterways and Oil
Pipelines	277	(1)
OPEC and the Politics of Oil	278	(2)
Summary	280	(4)
9 CENTRAL ASIA AND THE SOUTHERN NEAR ABROAD	284	(46)
What Is Central Asia and the Southern Near Abroad?	285	(1)
Geography	285	(5)
Caspian Sea Region	290	(4)
Religion	294	(3)
People	297	(1)
Language	298	(1)
History	299	(7)
Government	306	(18)
CASE STUDY
Kyrgyzstan	307	(3)
FLASHPOINTS
Domino Effect and the Clash of Interests	310	(2)
The Aral Sea: An Environmental Disaster	312	(2)
Soviet Nuclear Testing Site in Kazakhstan	314	(1)
The Status of Women in Central Asia	314	(3)
HIV/AIDS	317	(1)
Afghanistan	318	(6)
Summary	324	(6)
CONCLUSION	330	(2)
What We Have Tried to Tell in This Edition	330	(2)
Index	332