Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. List of Illustrations IX
4. Preface XIII
5. 1 Introducing Comparative Studies 1
6. Part 1 Historical Legacies
7. Introduction 27
8. 2 Precolonial History (Or, What Your "World Civ" Class Might Have Left Out) 29
9. 3 Colonialism: Gold, God, Glory 43
10. 4 Independence or In Dependence? 55
11. 5 Linking Concepts and Cases 69
12. Part 2 The International Economic System
13. Introduction 105
14. 6 Globalization: Cause or Cure for Underdevelopment? 107
15. 7 Structural Adjustment: Prices and Politics 139
16. 8 Alternative Approaches to Development 159
17. 9 Linking Concepts and Cases 167
18. Part 3 Politics and Political Change
19. Introduction 185
20. 10 From Ideas to Action: The Power of Civil Society 187
21. 11 Linking Concepts and Cases 225
22. 12 The Call to Arms: Violent Paths to Change 243
23. 13 Linking Concepts and Cases 281
24. 14 Ballots, Not Bullets: Seeking Democratic Change 300
25. 15 Political Transitions: Real or Virtual? 331
26. 16 Linking Concepts and Cases 343
27. Part 4 Beyond the Nation-State
28. Introduction 359
29. 17 Sovereignty and the Role of International Organizations 361
30. 18 Global Challenges—and Responses 394
31. 19 Linking Concepts and Cases 415
32. 20 Dealing with a Superpower: Third World Views of the United States 431
33. 21 Linking Concepts and Cases 439
34. Part 5 Conclusion
35. 22 Are We Living in a New Era? 457
36. List of Acronyms 460
37. Glossary 463
38. Notes 486
39. Selected Bibliography 524
40. Index 536
41. About the Book 546