World-systems analysis : an introduction

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Author:

Wallerstein, Immanuel Maurice, 1930-

ISBN:

9780822334422

9780822334316

Personal Author:

Wallerstein, Immanuel Maurice, 1930-

Publication Information:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2004.

Physical Description:

xii, 109 p. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

"A John Hope Franklin Center Book."

Contents:

Historical origins of world-systems analysis -- The modern world-system as a capitalist world-economy -- The rise of the states-system -- The creation of a geoculture -- The modern world-system in crisis.

Subject Term:

Social history.

Social change.

Social systems.

Globalization -- Social aspects.

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In World-Systems Analysis , Immanuel Wallerstein provides a concise and accessible introduction to the comprehensive approach that he pioneered thirty years ago to understanding the history and development of the modern world. Since Wallerstein first developed world-systems analysis, it has become a widely utilized methodology within the historical social sciences and a common point of reference in discussions of globalization. Now, for the first time in one volume, Wallerstein offers a succinct summary of world-systems analysis and a clear outline of the modern world-system, describing the structures of knowledge upon which it is based, its mechanisms, and its future.

Wallerstein explains the defining characteristics of world-systems analysis: its emphasis on world-systems rather than nation-states, on the need to consider historical processes as they unfold over long periods of time, and on combining within a single analytical framework bodies of knowledge usually viewed as distinct from one another--such as history, political science, economics, and sociology. He describes the world-system as a social reality comprised of interconnected nations, firms, households, classes, and identity groups of all kinds. He identifies and highlights the significance of the key moments in the evolution of the modern world-system: the development of a capitalist world-economy in the sixteenth-century, the beginning of two centuries of liberal centrism in the French Revolution of 1789, and the undermining of that centrism in the global revolts of 1968. Intended for general readers, students, and experienced practitioners alike, this book presents a complete overview of world-systems analysis by its original architect.