The dominant view in social science has been that the modern world shows a pattern of linear development in which all positive social trends rise (albeit at an uncertain speed) toward a relatively homogenized world. In the post-1945 period, some analysts contested this linear model, arguing that the modern world was rather one of escalating polarization. Their view was strengthened by the separate emergence within the natural sciences of complexity studies, which suggested that natural systems inevitably moved away from equilibrium, and at a certain point bifurcated radically.This book, based on a truly collaborative international research project, evaluates the empirical evidence in this debate in order to (1) give an adequate portrayal of the historical realities of the world-system, (2) draw a nuanced assessment about this debate, and (3) provide the basis on which we can not only envisage probable future trends but also draw conclusions about the policy and/or political implications of past and future research.The work of ten research clusters, based on crucial topics of overlapping nodes of social activity, provides a vantage-point with which to assess the basic issue; a clear picture emerges of "world-historical interpretations of continuing polarizations."
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01 - Introductionby Immanuel Wallerstein02 - Ecology and the Geography of Capitalismby Ana Esther Ceceña03 - Economic Inequality, Stratification, and Mobilityby Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz and Timothy Patrick Moran04 - Citiesby Peter J. Taylor, Michael Hoyler, and Dennis Smith05 - Peasantriesby Eric Vanhaute, Hanne Cottyn, and Yang Wang06 - Large Enterprises and Corporate Powerby Jorge Fonseca07 - Intellectual Propertyby Ravi Sundaram08 - The Statesby Atilio A. Borom and Paloma Nottebohm09 - Citizenshipby Oleksandr Fisun and Volodymyr Golovko10 - Patriarchal Systems and Women's Spacesby Linda Christiansen-Ruffman11 - Devianceby Ari Sitas, Sumangala Damodaran, Weibke Keim & Nicos Trimikliniotis12 – Conclusionby Immanuel Wallerstein
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ISBN
9781612057170
Publisert
2014-11-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
408 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Innbundet
Antall sider
200

Biographical note

Immanuel Wallerstein has been a Senior Research Scholar at Yale University since 2000, having taught previously at many distinguished universities. Among his many books, he is the author of the magisterial 4-volume work, The Modern World System. Volume IV is recently published.