Politics and Privilege in a Mexican City.

Abstract

This learned and hard-hitting book challenges the basic assumptions underlying American policy toward communism in the Third, or emergent, world. Kiernan argues persuasively that communism is a logical stage in the development of many Asian, African, and Latin American countries that see strong government and a planned economy as the key to modernization. He suggests that our national interest would be better served by supporting rather than suppressing revolutionary changes in the emergent world, thereby avoiding destructive international tensions. 256 pages $7.95