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Book SynopsisThis book examines the historical forces that have shaped contemporary politics in the Global South, drawing from events in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. It provides insights on internal political processes and the international system and contributes an elemental theory of political development.
Trade ReviewOpoku Agyeman, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on African affairs and pan-Africanism, tackles neocolonialism on a global scale, viewing how western nations have weakened, if not stunted, the political growth and economic development of the southern half of the world. In a sweeping panorama of the Global South, his meticulous research and methodology point out how Latin America and Africa have taken the brunt of western schemes. Power, Powerlessness, and Globalization is a fresh and refreshing approach to a bitterly painful subject. Reminiscent of Chinweizu’s The West and the Rest of Us, this book is sure to be the first classic of the twenty-first century that fully analyzes the global politics of the twentieth century. Agyeman provides a compelling argument for comprehensive global change. Once again, he has proven to be a master at synthesizing global developments and giving his own unique perspective on the impact of the west on the Third World. -- Leslie Wilson, Montclair State University
This book offers the reader a critical perspective on North and South relations in the global economic order that is different from the broader liberal consensus that characterizes values and policies about development in the South. -- Morris M. Mottale, Franklin University Switzerland
Opoku Agyeman has written a book that nobody interested in imperialism-driven globalization, the defining issue since 1400 AD, can afford to ignore. -- Lawrence Mbogoni, William Paterson University, author of Aspects of Colonial Tanzania History
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Power versus Powerlessness Chapter One: Asia: A Bifurcated Empowerment Chapter Two: Latin America: From “Backwater” of the US to an Emerging Bolivarian Counterforce Chapter Three: Powerlessness and Slavocracy Chapter Four: Realism, Liberalism, and the Intractable Case of Western Farm Subsidies Chapter Five: The Improbable Banana Conflict of the 1990s Between the US and the EU, Its Repercussions for Weak Countries, and the WTO’s Role in It
