| The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World Contributor(s): Prashad, Vijay (Author) |
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ISBN: 1595583424 ISBN-13: 9781595583420 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: A landmark study that offers an alternative history of the Cold War from the point of view of the world's poor. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 20th Century - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - History | Africa - General |
| Dewey: 909.097 |
| LCCN: 2006020908 |
| Series: New Press People's History |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.2" W x 9.11" (1.19 lbs) 364 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Developing World - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here, from a brilliant young writer, is a paradigm-shifting history of both a utopian concept and global movement--the idea of the Third World. The Darker Nations traces the intellectual origins and the political history of the twentieth century attempt to knit together the world's impoverished countries in opposition to the United States and Soviet spheres of influence in the decades following World War II. Spanning every continent of the global South, Vijay Prashad's fascinating narrative takes us from the birth of postcolonial nations after World War II to the downfall and corruption of nationalist regimes. A breakthrough book of cutting-edge scholarship, it includes vivid portraits of Third World giants like India's Nehru, Egypt's Nasser, and Indonesia's Sukarno--as well as scores of extraordinary but now-forgotten intellectuals, artists, and freedom fighters. The Darker Nations restores to memory the vibrant though flawed idea of the Third World, whose demise, Prashad ultimately argues, has produced a much impoverished international political arena. |