Third Worlds: Politics in the Middle East and Africa

by Heather Deegan

Overview

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 areas but also their cultural and historic similarities. This study exlores: * the contrast between Western and Islamic notions of democracy * the contrast between Western International aid agencies and the Islamic Development Bank * Islamic economics and the potential for reviving the more impoverished African states

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134827640
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/01/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	984 KB

About the Author

Heather Deegan is Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Middlesex University.

Table of Contents

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?

Editorial Reviews

'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

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