World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (590 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822334429 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is a lucidly written and comprehensive treatment of its origins, controversies, and development by Immanuel Wallerstein, its undoubted pioneer and most eminent practitioner.”—Eric Hobsbawm, author of Interesting Times: A Twentieth-Century Life and The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914–1991. “At a time when globalization is at the center of international debate from Davos to Porto Alegre, an introduction to ‘world-systems analysis,’ an original approach to world development since the sixteenth century, is timely and relevant
System Analysis Lives! When Robert Strange McNamara became Secretary of Defense in 1961, one of the innovative ideas that he introduced was an analytic methodology called `Systems Analysis' which was then in vogue in private industry. The Pentagon then spent the next decade trying to figure out what Systems Analysis was and how it could apply to military issues. Systems Analysis in point of fact is a very useful analytic tool that recognizes that problem. Excellent introduction to an unconvincing theory World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction is a very well written, deliciously logical presentation of the theory by its leading authority and as such is a must have/must read to anyone wishing to understand the theory. It does not mean that it can convince you of the validity of its claims, as it has not done in my case.WSA is a development of the structuralist school of thought notoriously based on Fernand Braudel's version of Histo. Far too broad to be useful Immanuel Wallerstein wrote many fascinating books, but this isn't one of them. It reads like something that was put together very quickly for a very, very general audience - an audience so general that it might best be described as a bunch of smart 15-year olds. As a result, the amount of interesting ideas in this book could be summarized in two pages (such as the core/periphery concept) - the rest is far too broad to be of an inte
Now, for the first time in one volume, Wallerstein offers a succinct summary of world-systems analysis and a clear outline of the modern world-system, describing the structures of knowledge upon which it is based, its mechanisms, and its future.Wallerstein explains the defining characteristics of world-systems analysis: its emphasis on world-systems rather than nation-states, on the need to consider historical processes as they unfold over long periods of time, and on combining within a single analytical framework bodies of knowledge usually viewed as distinct from one another—such as history, political science, economics, and sociology. He identifies and highlights the significance of the key moments in the evolution of the modern world-system: the development of a capitalist world-economy in the sixteenth-century, the beginning of two centuries of liberal centrism in the French Revolution of 1789, and the undermining of that centrism in the global revolts of 1968. Since Wallerstein first developed world-systems analysis, it has become a widely utilized methodology within the historical social sciences and a common point of reference in discussions of globalization. Intended for general readers, students, and experienced practitioners alike, this book presents a complete overview of world-systems analysis by its original architect.. He describes the world-system as a social reality comprised of i