The Modern World-System I
Immanuel Wallerstein
2012440 pages
"The Modern World System", Immanuel Wallerstein's influential multivolume reinterpretation of global history, traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth century to the twentieth. -- From publisher's description.
CoverHalf titleTitleCopyrightDedicationContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsQuotation CreditsPrologue to the 2011 EditionIntroduction: On the Study of Social Change1. Medieval Prelude2. The New European Division of Labor: c. 1450–16403. The Absolute Monarchy and Statism4. From Seville to Amsterdam: The Failure of Empire5. The Strong Core-States: Class-Formation and International Commerce6. The European World-Economy Periphery Versus External Arena7. Theoretical RepriseBibliographyIndex