Recently added articles from Journal of Third World Studies:
THE CIA AND JACOBO ARBENZ: HISTORY OF A DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN
Oct 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION The covert operation by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to forcibly oust Guatemalan president Jacobo Arbenz in June 1954 has been almost completely documented now, thanks to the near-total declassification of the operation's records. It is now clear that this event ...
ECOWAS MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SIERRA LEONE: ANGLOPHONE-FRANCOPHONE BIPOLARITY OR MULTIPOLARITY?
Oct 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION On May 25, 1997, a military junta led by Major Johnny Paul Koroma overthrew President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah's one-year old government of national unity. The 33-year old major had been held at the Pademba Road Prison pending trial for his alleged involvement in the September ...
FOREWORD
Oct 01, 2008; ... In order to provide an international structure for the humane and scientific study of Third World peoples, problems and issues, with the ultimate goal of improving quality of life, Dr. Harold Isaacs, Professor Emeritus of History at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, GA, founded ...
COLONIAL BACKGROUND TO THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND POLITICAL MOBILIZATION OF AFRICANS: THE CASE OF THE BAMILÉKÉ OF THE CAMEROON GRASSFIELDS, 1920-1950
Oct 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION The area referred to as the Grassfields1 in Cameroon lies astride the former Anglo-French border in colonial Cameroon. It is home to a multitude of ethnic groups, many of whom share common cultural and linguistic characteristics. The Bamiléké, one of these ethnic entities, ...
CONSENSUS BUILDING, DIALOGUE AND SPIRITUALITY PRINCIPLES OF THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION PARADIGM: IMPLICATIONS FOR KENYA'S PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM AGENDA
Oct 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION "Kenya's public service is today faced with tremendous challenges including uncertain economy, political changes, globalized markets, privatization and outsourcing of services, mergers, takeovers, rapidly advancing technology, and uncertain change. Change is not new to ...