Immanuel Wallerstein's highly influential, multi-volume opus, The Modern World-System, is one of this century's greatest works of social science. An innovative, panoramic reinterpretation of global history, it traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. This description may be from another edition of this product.
This is the second work in a three part series. These are all phenomenal works that have stood the test of time. If you are interested in the study of World System Theory here is one of the best places to start. This work also looks at the economic model of mercantilism during its modern peak in Europe. The author explains how core, semi-periphery and periphery nations interact with each other politically and economically...
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The central idea in this monumentally documented (220 pages of references for 200 pages of text) study is that a 'Cumulative self-sustaining change in the form of endless search for accumulation has been the leitmotiv of the capitalist world-economy since its genesis in the 16th century.' The 17th century history was determined by the struggle for the surplus-value between states and classes. States tried to concentrate all...
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