Both a survey of modern revolutions and an attempt to explain the driving forces behind them (the book's subtitle being "On the Origins of Third World Revolutions"), this book, written in 2005, provides
Torkil Lauesen has written a great book here - a compelling mixture of history, theory, personal experience, and analysis, all presented in a simple, friendly writing style. Lauesen sometimes repeats himself, and when
Summary: The mainstream capitalist aid/development narrative is a myth; poverty is getting worse, not better, and the global agencies charged with measuring it manipulate statistics in order to claim success for globalization,