1st Edition
Superpower Rivalry and 3rd World Radicalism The Idea of National Liberation
By S. Neil MacFarlane
Copyright 1985
250 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1985, this book examines the concepts underlying the notion of national liberation and compares these with Soviet and Western conceptions of political and social development in the non-European world, in order to determine the degree of ideological affinity between national revolutionary movements on the one hand and East or West on the other. The book argues that despite... Read more
1.Introduction 2. European Nationalism and the Liberal Conception of National Self-Determination 3. Marx, Engels and Lenin on National Liberation 4. The Third World and National Liberation 5. The Soviet Union and National Liberation 6. American Conceptions of Political and Social Change in the Third World 7. Conclusion.
Biography
S. Neil MacFarlane
Original Reviews of Superpower Rivalry & 3rd World Radicalism:
‘…the knowledge and insight is welcome.’ SAIS Review, Vol 6, No. 2 (1986)
‘For anyone interested in the theory of national liberation, there is much here of value.’ Peter Shearman, International Affairs, Vol 61, Issue 4 (1985)
