Moral Mappings of South and North

Download or read book Moral Mappings of South and North written by Peter Wagner and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term 'Global South' marks a new attempt at providing order and meaning in the current global political constellation, replacing the term 'Third World'. But the term 'Global South' is fraught with many ambiguities. This book explores the possible meanings of this new distinction and assesses the advantages and disadvantages of adopting it for understanding the contemporary world. It casts a wide exploratory net, addressing historical transformations of world-interpretation and wider cultural-intellectual meanings.