Historical Dictionary of the Non‐aligned Movement and the Third World

The numerous volumes in the series Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies and Movements have hitherto been devoted mainly to the first of these two categories, but this latest example has its origins in politics and economics. The dual title is necessary because, while many Third World countries belong to the Non‐aligned Movement, the two have never been synonymous. The Third World was taken to encompass all countries which were not allies of the USA or the Soviet Union: the Non‐aligned Movement comprised only those countries which had formally joined the association founded at the Bandung Conference of 1955 and which...