Introduction: maps, projections and ethnocentricity; what do maps and data convey? Part 1 Definitions of Third World and development: independence; GNP per capita and World Bank categories; industrialization; national and world integration; social indicators of development; human development. Part 2 The making of the Third World: ancient world civilizations and empires; the rise of Islam; Europe's pillage of the Third World; European expansion and exploration 1500-1800; the expansion of European control; the world in 1714; the colonization of Latin America and the Caribbean 1492-1810; European expansion into Asia 1800-1947; the scramble for Africa 1880-1914; the control of world agriculture; the rise of machinofacture; the emerging world economy; the rise of an industrial labour force; the World in 1914; anti-colonial struggles; the rise of the USA and Japan; the Cold War and the non-aligned movement. Part 3 Issues and challenges in contemporary development: industrial transformation; changes on the land; hunger and famine; disease and health care; children and development; gender and development; environmental degradation; arms and the military; migration and refugees; international debt; towards the 21st century.
