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" An introduction to the world-system perspective / "
Thomas R. Shannon.
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846052
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Shannon, Thomas R.,1945-
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An introduction to the world-system perspective /\ Thomas R. Shannon.
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2nd ed.
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Boulder, Colo. :: Westview Press,, 1996.
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xvii, 253 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm
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0813324513
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: 0813324521
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: 9780813324517
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: 9780813324524
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-237) and index.
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| Contents
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1. The origins of World-System Theory --- 2. World-System Structure --- 3. World-System Structure: The early Centuries --- 4. The Contemporary World-System --- 5. World-System Dynamics --- 6. Criticisms of the Theory --- 7. New Directions in World-System Analysis --- 8. An Assessment of World-System Theory.
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"In this second edition, Dr. Shannon extends his overall assessment of the world-system perspective to include the new theoretical and empirical developments in the field since 1989. Incorporating most leading arguments of world-system theorists, he addresses the fall of the Eastern Bloc as well as such current topics as relations with indigenous peoples, cultural analysis, methodology, women, and race. Finally, he discusses world-system analysis as a flexible and changing perspective and examines future directions in the field. This advanced undergraduate and graduate-level text is the only book that provides an introduction to the world-system approach to the study of modern social change. Tracing the general antecedents of world-system theory and describing its major tenets, Shannon focuses on the basic characteristics and components of the world-system and the economic and political relationships within it. He characterizes changes within the system, including social and economic trends, cycles of great power leadership, and events and policies by which states rise or fall in importance."--Publisher description.
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Dependency.
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Economic history.
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Social systems.
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Socialism.
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Culture.
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Social change.
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Dépendance (Politique)
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Histoire économique.
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Socialisme.
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Systèmes sociaux.
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15.50 general world history; history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: general.
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Dependency.
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Economic history.
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Geschichte
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Geschichte.
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Social systems.
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Socialism.
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Soziales System
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Soziales System.
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Weltwirtschaft
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Weltwirtschaft.
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Wirtschaftssystem
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Wirtschaftssystem.
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Internationale orde.
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Politieke aspecten.
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Sociaal-economische aspecten.
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| Dewey Classification
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303.4
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HC51.S474 1996
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15.50bcl
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MS 1090rvk
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