Modern World-System I. Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century, Paperback - Immanuel Wallerstein

A panoramic reinterpretation of global history, this title traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twent...

A panoramic reinterpretation of global history, this title traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twent...

DescriptionImmanuel Wallerstein's highly influential, multi-volume opus, The Modern World-System, is one of this century's greatest works of social...

Traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. This title encompasses the nineteenth century...

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In the sixteenth century, the Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahag n and a team of indigenous grammarians, scribes, and painters completed decades ...

This work draws upon the full range of Wallerstein's social scientific scholarship, from his groundbreaking research on contemporary African politi...

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Geert Reuten offers a systematic exposition of the capitalist system, showing that the capitalist economy and the capitalist state constitute a uni...

What keeps capitalism afloat? The global ocean has through the centuries served as a trade route, strategic space, fish bank and supply chain for t...

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Wintroub presents a micro-historical and cross-disciplinary analysis of the texts and contexts that informed the remarkable journey of the French s...

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Develops a thorough-going critique of the legacy of nineteenth-century social science for social thought in the new millennium. This title demonstr...

This book compares and contrasts capitalism and Christianity, showing how Christianity provides resources for faithfully navigating the global econ...

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This remarkable work of scholarship sought to deal with the very roots of European civilisation and thought: the fundamental beliefs about life, mi...

Reducere. A landmark in comparative history and a challenge to scholars of all lands who are trying to learn how we arrived at where we are now. -New York Ti...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Immanuel WallersteinNumber of pages: 100Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 137 x 216 x 10Cover type: Paper...

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By studying the negotiations which led to the conclusion of the original Treaty of Rome and the creation of the European Economic Community, this i...

Showcases examples of climate-smart agriculture from around the world, including the use of remote sensing to monitor water productivity and the pr...

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Provides in an easy and simple way quick access to top-level numbers, charts and maps on many dimensions of food and agriculture - from the charact...

Reducere. The economic theories that dominated the field during the 20th century have failed us and empowered government to believe they can manipulate the b...

Guides the reader through the stages of childhood development and explains children's need of daily rhythm, movement and play. The author emphasize...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Emily PawleyIllustration(s): 16 halftonesNumber of pages: 312Publication date: 2022Dimensions:...

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Investigating the reception of medieval manuscripts over a long century, and the members of the Tudor gentry family who owned them, reveals an unex...

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How the kibbutz movement thrived despite its inherent economic contradictions and why it eventually declined The kibbutz is a social experiment in ...

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Capitalism has never been a subject for economists alone. Philosophers, politicians, poets and social scientists have debated the cultural, moral, ...

In the century before the Black Death swept across the world, economic relations flourished between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, interacting ...