The Darker Nations - (New Press People's History) by Vijay Prashad (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A landmark study that offers an alternative history of the Cold War from the point of view of the world's poor.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Here, from a brilliant young writer, is a paradigm-shifting history of both a utopian concept and global movement--the idea of the Third World. <i>The Darker Nations</i> traces the intellectual origins and the political history of the twentieth century attempt to knit together the world's impoverished countries in opposition to the United States and Soviet spheres of influence in the decades following World War II. <p/>Spanning every continent of the global South, Vijay Prashad's fascinating narrative takes us from the birth of postcolonial nations after World War II to the downfall and corruption of nationalist regimes. A breakthrough book of cutting-edge scholarship, it includes vivid portraits of Third World giants like India's Nehru, Egypt's Nasser, and Indonesia's Sukarno--as well as scores of extraordinary but now-forgotten intellectuals, artists, and freedom fighters. <i>The Darker Nations</i> restores to memory the vibrant though flawed idea of the Third World, whose demise, Prashad ultimately argues, has produced a much impoverished international political arena.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The Darker Nations has been named a finalist for the 11th Annual Asian American Literary Awards. --Ken Chen, Executive Director,<br><br>A landmark work from a brilliant young scholar, The Darker Nations chronicles the rise and fall of the Third World. Its hardcover publication was hailed by renowned scholar Immanuel Wallerstein as "essential background for rethinking history." Publishers Weekly recognized its relevance for global activists today, noting its "vital assertion of an alternative future, grounded in an anti-imperialist vision."<br><br>Elegiac, combative, revisionist, incisive-and recalling the vivid thoughts and words of scores of extraordinary intellectuals, artists, and freedom fighters-The Darker Nations is destined to become a classic.<br><br>The first comprehensive political history of the third world as concept and as project. --Immanuel Wallerstein<br>
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