World System History
The Social Science of Long-Term Change
Published on 27. July 2000
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-415-23276-0 (ISBN)
Description
This extraordinary book presents a refreshing and innovative overview of the changes to the global system over the last 5000 years. Featuring renowned contributors - each specialists in their field - this is the only volume to offer so co-ordinated a study of continuity and change in the global social, economic and political system. Key areas covered include:
* International Political Economy - Robert A. Denemark
* Archaeology - Jonathan Freidman
* Economic development - Andre Gunder Frank
* History - George Modelski
* Sociology - Christopher Chase-Dunn
* International Political Economy - Robert A. Denemark
* Archaeology - Jonathan Freidman
* Economic development - Andre Gunder Frank
* History - George Modelski
* Sociology - Christopher Chase-Dunn
Reviews / Votes
'World System History is not merely innovative and stimulating, but is a positive manifesto towards cultural understanding and tolerance.' - Contemporary Review, Volume 278, April 2001More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
23 s/w Tabellen
23 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
716 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-23276-0 (9780415232760)
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Robert. A. Denemark | Jonathan Friedman | Barry K. Gills
World System History
The Social Science of Long-Term Change
E-Book
09/2002
1st Edition
Routledge
€78.99
Available for download
Robert. A. Denemark | Jonathan Friedman | Barry K. Gills
World System History
The Social Science of Long-Term Change
E-Book
09/2002
1st Edition
Routledge
€78.99
Available for download
Robert. A. Denemark | Jonathan Friedman | Barry K. Gills
World System History
The Social Science of Long-Term Change
Book
07/2000
Routledge
€86.90
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Persons
Robert. A Denemark, Jonathan Friedman, Barry K. Gills, George Modelski
Content
List of figures List of tables List of contributors An Introduction to World System History: Toward a social science of long-term change Robert A. Denemark, Jonathan Friedman, Barry K. Gills and George Modelski Part 1: General Perspectives on World System History 1. The Five Thousand Year World System in Theory and Praxis Andre Gunder Frank and Barry K. Gills 2. World System Evolution George Modelski 3. Civilizations, World Systems and Hegemonies David Wilkinson 4. Comparing World-Systems to Explain Social Evolution Christopher Chase-Dunn and Thomas D. Hall Part 2: From Regional and Sectoral to a Global Perspective 5. Envisioning Global Change: A long-term perspective Andrew Sherratt 6. Concretizing the Continuity Argument in Global Systems Analysis Jonathan Friedman 7. On the Evolution of Global Systems, Part 1: The Mesopotamian Heartland Kasja Ekholm-Freidman 8. State and Economy in Ancient Egypt David Warburton 9. World Systems and Social Change in Agrarian Societies, 3000BC to AD 1500 Stephen K. Sanderson Part 3: Global Macro-Historical Processes 10. Information and Transportation Nets in World History William H. McNeill 11. Neglecting Nature: World accumulation and core-periphery relations, 2500BC to AD 1990 Sing C. Chew 12. Accumulation Based on Symbolic Versus Intrinsic 'Productivity': Conceptualizing unequal exchange from Spondylus shells to fossil fuels Alf Hornborg 13. War and Warfare: Scales of conflict in long-range analysis Claudio Cioffi-Revilla 14. The Evolution of the World-City System, 3000BCE to AD2000 Andrew Bosworth Part 4: Comparison, Cumulation, Cooperation 15. Comparing Approaches to the Social Science History of the World System William R. Thompson 16. Cumulation and Direction in World System History Robert A. Denemark Bibliography Name Index Subject Index