288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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Third Worlds focuses attention on the relationship between the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, examining the alternative Islamic development agenda for Africa which, in part, mirrors that of the the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The grouping of the Middle East and Africa within the umbrella term 'Third World', has masked not only the contrasts and contradictions of the two... Read more
Part I Historical 1 THE ISLAMIC/AFRICAN CONNECTION Part II Cultural/Political 2 ISLAM AND DEMOCRATISATION 3 THEOCRATIC/SECULAR STATES AND SOCIETIES Part III Economic/International 4 REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCES 5 ECONOMIC PRESSURES Part IV Conflict 6 VIOLENCE, WARS AND CIVIL DISORDER Part V Conclusion 7 THIRD WORLDS?
Biography
Heather Deegan is Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Middlesex University.
'Deegan has researched the book thoroughly and there is a wealth of statistical data provided. ...useful addition to the literature in that it presents much data and information on the notion of an Islamic development agenda and the links between Arab and African countries.' - Modern African Studies
