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Historical capitalism

Historical capitalism

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Product Code:
2978-01
ISBN
978-619-01-0999-0
SKU
09.0186
Year
04-04-2022
Translation
from English: Boyan Kostov
Pages
160
Size
140/215 мм
Weight
0.200 кг
Collection
"Katechon" Collection
Cover Type
Paperback
Genre
Economics, Capital & Funds, Political Science & Politics

Immanuel Wallerstein

Immanuel Wallerstein

Immanuel Wallerstein was born in 1930 in New York. He received his B.A. in 1951 and his Ph.D. in 1959 from Columbia University, after which he worked as a lecturer in the university's sociology department. His main area of research between 1955 and 1970 was Africa. He published “Africa: the Politics of Independence” in 1961 and “Africa: the Politics of Unity” in 1967. After taking an active part i…

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In this short, highly readable book, the master of world-systems theory provides a succinct anatomy of capitalism over the past five hundred years. Considering the way capitalism has changed and evolved over the centuries, and what has remained constant, he outlines its chief characteristics. In particular, he looks at the emergence and development of a world market, and of labor; in doing so, he argues that capitalism has brought about immiseration in the Global South. As long as they remain within a framework of world capitalism, Wallerstein concludes, the economic and social problems of developing countries will remain unresolved.

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