The Origins of the Third World (Pre-Read)

Blending global environmental history with political history, this bestselling book explores late-nineteenth-century Western imperialism in the context of catastrophic El Niño weather patterns at that time.

Winner of the World History Association Book Award.

Praise for Mike Davis's Late Victorian Holocausts: El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World :

Eloquent and passionate, this is a veritable Black Book of liberal capitalism. (Tariq Ali)

Davis has given us a book of substantial contemporary relevance as well as great historical interest. (Amartya Sen)

A masterly account of climatic, economic, and colonial history (New Scientist)

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Please read in advance Chapter 9 "The Origins of the Third World" from the book Late Victorian Holocausts by Mike Davis. You can find the book here.

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Part of the Meaning of Life Series

We all seek meaning in our lives and dread futility. Philosophy doesn't provide facile answers, but the philosophical quest to make sense of our fleeting lives is one that we all share.

This group explores answers by discussing not only philosophical writing, but also literature and film.

Due to the nature of the reading, we will strictly abide to our no party politics rule.