Christopher Chase-Dunn

Rise And Demise (eBook, PDF)

Comparing World Systems

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a wide ranging and stimulating synthesis of the world-systems approach and its main findings. It covers parallel social processes in various regions which convincingly makes the argument that world-systems theory is able to integrate many diverse historical specializations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 335
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429961700
• Artikelnr.: 54129419

Autorenporträt

Christopher Chase-Dunn is professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University. Thomas D. Hall is Lester M. Jones Professor of Sociology at DePauw University. Christopher Chase-Dunn is professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University. Thomas D. Hall is Lester M. Jones Professor of Sociology at DePauw University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Concepts and Definitions
A Hundred Flowers Bloom: Approaches to World
Systems
Defining World
Systems
Two, Three, Many World
Systems
Explaining World
System Evolution
New Territories: The Problem of Incorporation
The Semiperiphery: Seedbed of Change
Iterations and Transformations: A Theory of World
Systems Evolution
Investigations: Cases and Comparisons
A Very Small World
System
The Unification of Afroeurasia: Circa 500 B.C.E.
1400 C.E.
The Europe
Centered System
Cross
System Comparisons: Similarities and Differences
Conclusions
The Transformation of World
Systems
Conclusions, Questions, Speculations