The Theory and Practice of Third World Solidarity

by Darryl C. Thomas

Overview

This study examines the development of Third World solidarity within the broader historical context of changing hegemonic power systems, from Pax Britannia to Pax Americana. Thomas focuses on the political, economic, and racial structures that are fundamental to hegemonic supremacy over peripheral and semiperipheral states, and he analyzes the divergent modes of Third World incorporation (subordination) into the world system. He concludes that the racial structure of global apartheid that dominated the world system during the colonial period is re-emerging under the rubric of a New World Order.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275928438
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/28/2001
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

DARRYL C. THOMAS is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the State University of New York at Binghamton./e He holds degrees from Florida A&M University and the University of Michigan.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Preface
Pan-Pigmentationalism in the South: Afro-Asianism and Race Consciousness in the Third World
Theories of International Relations, Racial Capitalism and the Politics of Global Apartheid
Third World Challenge to Global Apartheid in the Postwar Era
Non-Alignment: Moderating East-West Tensions and Developing Third World Diplomatic Consciousness
Non-Alignment and the Politics of a Third Force
The Military and Strategic Dimension of the Non-Aligned Movement
Pan-Proletarianism: International Class Consciousness in North-South Relations
The Politics of Pan-Proletarianism 1970-1990
Global Restructuring and the Demise of Pan-Proletarianism 1970-1990
Pan-Pigmentationalism Phase II: Race Consciousness in the North and the New Era of Global Apartheid
The New World Order versus a New Era of Global Apartheid: North-South Relations in the 1990s
Selected Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Thomas (Africana studies and political science, Binghamton U.) studies four generations of growing solidarity among Third World states: Afro-Asianism in the 1950s, nonalignment during the Cold War, the South versus the North in the 1970s, and South-South dialogue during the era of global restructuring. He explains that the base of solidarity has matured from race and geography to economic disadvantage. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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