▁of ▁the ▁six ▁chap ters ▁are ▁explicitly ▁about ▁the ▁American ▁role , ▁one ▁is ▁about ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁are ▁c ouch ed ▁on ▁the ▁whole ▁in ▁East - West ▁terms . ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁World ▁states ▁in ▁dest abil izing ▁their ▁neighb ours ▁is ▁largely ▁neglect ed . ▁But ▁within ▁these ▁limits ▁the ▁book ▁is ▁fair ▁and ▁well ▁presented , ▁and ▁a ▁useful ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁literature ." ▁ ▁- Pro f essor ▁Christopher ▁Cla ph am , ▁Professor ▁of ▁Polit ics ▁and ▁International ▁Rel ations , ▁Lanc aster ▁University ▁ ▁International ▁Affairs , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁ ▁Articles ▁and ▁mon ograph s ▁ ▁Re print ed ▁in : ▁ ▁Selected ▁for ▁republic ation ▁in : ▁ ▁Selected ▁for ▁republic ation ▁in : ▁ ▁Updated ▁version ▁in : ▁ ▁Updated ▁version ▁selected ▁for ▁publication ▁in : ▁ ▁David , ▁Steven . ▁“ Exp la ining ▁Third ▁World ▁Al ignment .” ▁World ▁Polit ics ▁ 4 3 , ▁no . ▁ 2 ▁( 1 9 9 1 ). ▁www . j stor . org / stable / 2 0 1 0 4 7 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁bio ▁David ▁CV ▁ ▁Category : J oh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Union ▁College ▁( New ▁York ) ▁al umn i ▁Category : St an ford ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Har vard ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁science ▁educ