World System History: The Social Science of Long-Term Change

by Robert A. Denemark (Editor), Jonathan Friedman (Editor), Barry K. Gills (Editor)

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

* International Political Economy - Robert A. Denemark
* Archaeology - Jonathan Freidman
* Economic development - Andre Gunder Frank
* History - George Modelski
* Sociology - Christopher Chase-Dunn

Genres: History

368 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Robert Allen Denemark

Reviews

[Simone · Rating 4 out of 5]

Personalmente mi trovo poco d'accordo con il determinismo che inevitabilmente trasuda ogni teoria strutturista di lungo periodo. Tuttavia in questo libro è contenuto un saggio di McNeill che secondo me è di un valore inestimabile. Molto, forse troppo importante per i tempi che ci attendono.