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China-India-Russia Moving Out of Backwardness, or, ‘Cunning Passages of History’
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In this article, a recognition of their common destinies as homes of human beings with complicated histories and of the need for cooperation to protect themselves against the forces of evil, in the shape of market fundamentalism, religious fanaticism and super-hegemonic imperialism can help them to guard...Abstract:
At different stages of their history, leaders of China, India and Russia, the most prominent constituents of the Eurasian landmass and home to one-third of the human population of the world, have formulated the aim of breaking out of the ‘backward’ state of their respective countries as a major goal of their movements, their strategies and their policies. Almost in all cases, such a state of backwardness has been perceived in relation to the ‘advanced’ Western countries, and more specifically to the industrialised countries of Europe and North America. All three countries have been caught several times in recent centuries in the cunning passages of history. All of them now see light at the end of the labyrinthine tunnel. A recognition of their common destinies as homes of human beings with complicated histories and of the need for cooperation to protect themselves against the forces of evil, in the shape of market fundamentalism, religious fanaticism and super-hegemonic imperialism can help them to guard ...read more
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Economic Backwardness in Historical Perspective: A Book of Essays
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Farm to Factory: A Reinterpretation of the Soviet Industrial Revolution. By Robert C. Allen. The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Edited by, Joel Mokyr. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2003. Pp. xv+302. $45.00.
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India–China Initiatives in Multilateral Fora Two Case Studies
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reflect on the experience of India's engagement with China in two multilateral forums: the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Forum for Regional Economic Cooperation, formerly known as the ‘Kunming Initiative’, and the China- India-Russia Academic Trilateral Conference.
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The Enserfment of the Russian Peasantry.
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