Third World Studies is concerned with those areas and peoples of the world that are less politically powerful, economically developed and/or whose cultural survival is threatened. The approach is comparative and multi-disciplinary, encompassing inquiry into the cultures, economies, histories, societies, and politics of the third world. Work sponsored by the Third World Studies Committee is oriented toward inquiry about the third world in general. For this reason, the major is designed so that students do not concentrate exclusively on one particular region of the world. Those wishing to do so are advised to work under the appropriate regional curricular committee or program.

Third World Studies Information

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