Politics and Society in the Third World

by Kamrava, Mehran

• ISBN13: 9780415090483
• ISBN10: 0415090482
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-09-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

A multi-disciplinary introductory text that examines the Third World politically, socially and culturally and focuses on key trends and issues.

Table of Contents

Preface
List of terms
Political systems and processes	p. 1
Institutionalisation	p. 2
Legitimacy	p. 7
Typology of regimes	p. 15
Industrial development	p. 34
Patterns of development	p. 42
Structure of economy	p. 50
Agriculture	p. 57
Urbanisation	p. 71
Urban growth	p. 76
Squatter settlements	p. 86
Regional imbalances	p. 92
Social change	p. 106
Instruments of social change	p. 112
Manifestations of social change	p. 124
Political culture	p. 136
Political culture in the Third World	p. 138
Political orientations	p. 144
Regime orientations	p. 153
Education	p. 157
National identity	p. 164
Revolutions	p. 176
Revolutionary causation	p. 177
State breakdown	p. 181
Revolutionary mass mobilisation	p. 194
Conclusion	p. 221
Bibliography	p. 226
Index	p. 241
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