DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)· 2015· Review
Encountering Development: The Making and the Unmaking of the Third World
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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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