[lit-ideas] Re: the third world

  • From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 18:10:31 +0000

Thank you, Chris. The dictionary definition I quoted is deficient.



Saturday, November 6, 2004, 10:16:53 AM, Chris Bruce wrote:

CB> The term 'third world' originally was coined with reference to to the
CB> 'non-aligned' nations (the 'first world' being the 
CB> 'pluralistic-democratic' nations and the 'second world'  referring to
CB> the 'communist' nations).




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 Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK   
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