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The West and the Third World: Trade, Colonialism, Dependence, and Development (review)

The West and the Third World: Trade, Colonialism, Dependence, and Development (review) 396 journal of world history, fall 2000 The West and the Third World: Trade, Colonialism, Dependence and Development. By d. k. fieldhouse. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999. Pp. xii + 378. $62.95 (cloth); $29.95 (paper). Fieldhouse’s historical narrative on the imperial connections between the West and the rest of the world over the past two centuries or so falls short as a comprehensive history of the topic. In recent years, for example, the field of imperial history has been overtaken by post- modern analyses focusing on cultural encounters. Much of this post- colonial scholarship has contributed significantly to our understand- ing of the imperial experience; some of it is mystifying and generally incomprehensible. Regardless, Fieldhouse completely avoids the liter- ature on postcolonialism for he admits to have read little of it. In keep- ing with his earlier work, including Economics and Empire (1973) and Merchant Capital and Economic Decolonization (1994), Fieldhouse stud- ies the economic history and theory of empire. In this respect, Field- house’s most recent book is superb. Fieldhouse sets out to answer the following questions: first, have Third World countries (LDCs) benefited or suffered as a result of their economic relationships with the West; and second, would the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of World History University of Hawai'I Press

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396 journal of world history, fall 2000 The West and the Third World: Trade, Colonialism, Dependence and Development. By d. k. fieldhouse. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999. Pp. xii + 378. $62.95 (cloth); $29.95 (paper). Fieldhouse’s historical narrative on the imperial connections between the West and the rest of the world over the past two centuries or so falls short as a comprehensive history of the topic. In recent years, for example, the field of imperial history has been overtaken by post- modern analyses focusing on cultural encounters. Much of this post- colonial scholarship has contributed significantly to our understand- ing of the imperial experience; some of it is mystifying and generally incomprehensible. Regardless, Fieldhouse completely avoids the liter- ature on postcolonialism for he admits to have read little of it. In keep- ing with his earlier work, including Economics and Empire (1973) and Merchant Capital and Economic Decolonization (1994), Fieldhouse stud- ies the economic history and theory of empire. In this respect, Field- house’s most recent book is superb. Fieldhouse sets out to answer the following questions: first, have Third World countries (LDCs) benefited or suffered as a result of their economic relationships with the West; and second, would the

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Published: Oct 1, 2001

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