A World-Systems Reader New Perspectives on Gender, Urbanism, Cultures, Indigenous Peoples, and Ecology
, by Bartley, Tim; Bergesen, Albert; Boswell, Terry; Chase-Dunn, Christopher; Dunaway, Wilma A.; K. Chiu, Stephen W.; Flint, Colin; Grimes, Peter; Hall, Thomas D.; Laczko, Leslie S.; Misra, Joya; Peregrine, Peter N.; Shelley, Fred M.; Smith, David A.; So, Alvi- ISBN: 9780847691845 | 0847691845
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 3/1/2000
This book brings together some of the most influential research from the world-systems perspective. The authors survey and analyze new and emerging topics from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, from political science to archaeology. Each analytical essay is written in accessible language so that the volume serves as a lucid introduction both to the tradition of world-systems thought and the new debates that are sparking further research today. Visit our website for sample chapters!