Includes bibliographical references (p. 524-535) and index.; Introducing comparative studies -- Precolonial history (or, what your "World Civ" class might have left out) -- Colonialism : gold, God, glory -- Independence or in dependence? -- Linking concepts and cases -- Globalization : cause or cure for underdevelopment? -- Structural adjustment : prices and politics -- Alternative approaches to development -- Linking concepts and cases -- From ideas to action : the power of civil society -- Linking concepts and cases -- The call to arms : violent paths to change -- Linking concepts and cases -- Ballots, not bullets : seeking democratic change -- Political transitions : real or virtual? -- Linking concepts and cases -- Sovereignty and the role of international organizations -- Global challenges--and responses -- Linking concepts and cases -- Dealing with a superpower : Third World views of the United States -- Linking concepts and cases -- Are we living in a new era?;