The Asian American Writers’ Workshop presents:

Vijay Prashad
Book Launch: The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World


Thursday, February 22nd, 7pm


In recent years, there has been unprecedented attention paid to the Third
World and the economic and social successes and failures of its post-colonial
nations. Vijay Prashad, author of The Darker Nations (The New Press, 2007),
discusses the history of the developing world and its current struggles.

@ The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
16 West 32nd Street, 10th Floor
(btwn Broadway & 5th Avenue)
New York City

$5 suggested donation

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Vijay Prashad is Professor and Director of International Studies at Trinity
College in Hartford, Connecticut. He is on the board of the Center for Third
World Organizing, United For a Fair Economy, and the National Priorities
Project. In addition, Prashad writes a monthly column for Frontline, India
and contributes to Counterpunch. Prashad’s most recent books include The
Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World and Dispatches from
Latin America: Experiments Against Neoliberalism. He is the author of ten
other books, including Karma of Brown Folk and Everybody Was Kung Fu
Fighting, both of which were chosen by the Village Voice as books of the
year.

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