DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)· 2015· Review
Encountering Development: The Making and the Unmaking of the Third World
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Short summary
Arturo Escobar's book critically examines the historical construction and subsequent deconstruction of the 'Third World' concept, arguing it was an artifact of post-WWII development discourse rather than an objective reality.
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Key points
- The 'Third World' is presented not as a pre-existing reality but as a discursive and political construct of the post-WWII era.
- The book analyzes the historical processes, institutions, and knowledge production that established and maintained the 'Third World' category.
- Escobar argues for the 'unmaking' of this category to better understand global inequalities and diverse local realities.
- The work critiques the limitations and problematic nature of the development discourse that created and relied upon the 'Third World' concept.
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Abstract
(2nd ed.) Arturo Escobar 2012. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 344 páginas
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Field: Development
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