Fourth World (disambiguation)
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Fourth World refers to a sub-population subjected to social exclusion in global society, or stateless and notably impoverished or marginalized nations.
Fourth World may also refer to:
- Fourth World, the current world according to the Hopi belief system and Maya mythology; the coming age is the Fifth World
- Fourth World (comics), a mythologically-oriented group of comic books created by Jack Kirby at DC Comics in the early 1970s
- The Fourth World (album), the debut album of the band Maroon 5 (then known as Kara's Flowers).
- Fourth World, the feudal fantasy land shared by the teenage protagonists of Peter Jackson's film Heavenly Creatures
- Fourth World, a term used by trumpeter Jon Hassell to describe a style of music employing modern technological treatments and influenced by various cultures and eras. It may also refer to either of two Jon Hassell albums named for the concept:
- The Fourth World trilogy of novels, also known as the Missing Link trilogy, by Kate Thompson
- The Fourth World (novel) by Dennis Danvers
- Another term for least developed countries
See also
- First World
- Second World
- Third World
- Fifth World (disambiguation)
- Sixth World
- Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation
- Developing countries
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