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Global Shift

Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1945-2007

by (author) Mike Mason

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2013
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780773540637
    Publish Date
    Dec 2012
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773540620
    Publish Date
    Dec 2012
    List Price
    $125.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773587700
    Publish Date
    Jan 2013
    List Price
    $29.95

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An insightful account of the recent histories of nearly two dozen states, Global Shift is a dynamic, nuanced study of what is sometimes referred to as the "Third World." Seeking to illuminate the deep economic chasm between the global East and West, Mike Mason presents a new perspective of decolonization, neocolonialism, and global capitalism in the context of the rise and decline of a hegemonic America. Global Shift begins with the end of the Second World War, telling the story of a ravaged, but still dominant West, as well as the emergence of the Third World - a zone of competition and contention ultimately engulfed by the rising tide of capitalist development. Mason suggests that historic focus on the West as the centre of the global economy may soon be superseded by the rise of the East

Drawing on history, comparative politics, and development studies, Global Shift traces the contours of state histories from Asia, Africa, and Latin America to create a comprehensive portrait of the current state of global politics that is breathtaking in scope.

About the author

Mike Mason has taught university courses in Third World history for more than twenty-five years. A former editor of the Canadian Journal of African Studies, he holds degrees in Asian Studies from the University of British Columbia, and African Studies from the University of Birmingham, where he specialized in Muslim Africa. He is presently associate professor of history at Concordia University in Montreal.

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