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In The Mirror Of The Third World

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Item Height: 0.9 in Language: English Format: Hardcover Publication Year: 1997 ISBN: 9780801431951 Item Width: 6 in Number of Pages: 288 Pages Topic: Political Economy, Developing & Emerging Countries, Imperialism, Development / Economic Development, Europe / General Genre: Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics, History Publisher: Cornell University Press Item Weight: 32.1 Oz Illustrator: Yes Author: Sandra Halperin Item Length: 9 in Book Title: In the Mirror of the Third World : Capitalist Development in Modern Europe gtin13: 9780801431951

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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: In The Mirror Of The Third World ISBN13: 9780801431951 ISBN10: 0801431956 Author: Halperin, Sandra (Author) Description: In Marx's Familiar Dictum, The More-Developed Country Shows The Less Developed An Image Of Its Own Future Turning This Idea Upside Down, In The Mirror Of The Third World Looks To The Contemporary Third World For A Reflection Of European History The Resulting View Challenges Standard Accounts Of European Social, Economic, And Political Development Sandra Halperin's Analysis Of The European Experience Begins Where Studies Of Third World Development Often Start: Considering The Legacies Of Colonial Domination Europe Also Had A Colonial Past, She Reminds Us, And The States Of Europe, Like Those Of Today's Third World, Were The Product Of Colonialism And Imperialism From This Starting Point, Halperin Traces Features Characteristic Of Third World Development Through The History Of European Capitalism: Enclave Economies Oriented To Foreign Markets; Weak Middle Classes; Alliances Among The State, Traditional Landowning Elites, And New Industrial Classes; Unstable And Partial Democracy; Sharp Inequalities; And Increasing Poverty--All As Much A Part Of European Society On The Eve Of World War I As They Are Of Developing Countries Today Halperin Also Emphasizes The Emergence Of A Militant, Literal Religion In Europe And Its Critical Role In The Class Struggles Of The Nineteenth Century Binding: Hardcover, Hardcover Publisher: CORNELL UNIV PR Publication Date: 1997-05-13 Weight: 1.15 lbs Dimensions: 0.94'' H x 9.27'' L x 6.2'' W Number of Pages: 288 Language: English

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