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Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein

1930–2019

1 series 4 books in order

Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein was an American sociologist and economic historian, best known for his development of the world-systems approach in sociology. He was a Senior Research Scholar at Yale University from 2000 until his death in 2019, and published bimonthly syndicated commentaries on world affairs. He is the author of the four volumes of The Modern World-System. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born
1930
Known for
The Modern World-System

Series by Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein

The Modern World-System

4 books in order · 1974–2011

  1. Cover of Capi talist agriculture and the origins of the European world-economy in the sixteenth century

    Capi talist agriculture and the origins of the European world-economy in the sixteenth century

    1974 · Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein

    The book examines the origins and early development of the European economic system, focusing on how social structures were shaped by the division of…

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  2. The Modern World-System II: Mercantilism and the Consolidation of the European World-Economy, 1600-1750

    1980 · Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein

    The Modern World-System II: Mercantilism and the Consolidation of the European World-Economy, 1600-1750 is a 1980 book by Immanuel Maurice…

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  3. The Modern World-System III: The Second Era of Great Expansion of the Capitalist World-Economy, 1730-1840s

    1989 · Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein

    The Modern World-System III: The Second Era of Great Expansion of the Capitalist World-Economy, 1730-1840s is a 1989 book by Immanuel Maurice…

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  4. The Modern World-System IV: Centrist Liberalism Triumphant, 1789-1914

    2011 · Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein

    The Modern World-System IV: Centrist Liberalism Triumphant, 1789-1914 is a 2011 book by Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein. It is book 4 of the series The…

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