The world is out of joint : world-historical interpretations of continuing polarizations / Immanuel Wallerstein, coordinator, and Ana Esther Ceceña and 19 others.
2015
301 W198w 2015
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Title
The world is out of joint : world-historical interpretations of continuing polarizations / Immanuel Wallerstein, coordinator, and Ana Esther Ceceña and 19 others.
ISBN
9781612057170 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
1612057179 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9781612057194 (library ebook)
9781612057187 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
1612057187 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781612057200 (consumer ebook)
1612057209 (consumer ebook)
1612057179 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9781612057194 (library ebook)
9781612057187 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
1612057187 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781612057200 (consumer ebook)
1612057209 (consumer ebook)
Published
Boulder : Paradigm Publishers, 2015.
Language
English
Description
vii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Call Number
301 W198w 2015
System Control No.
(OCoLC)879605027
(OCoLC)879605027
(OCoLC)879605027
Summary
The dominant view in social science has been that the modern world shows a pattern of linear development in which all positive social trends rise (albeit at an uncertain speed) toward a relatively homogenized world. In the post-1945 period, some analysts contested this linear model, arguing that the modern world was rather one of escalating polarization. Their view was strengthened by the separate emergence within the natural sciences of complexity studies, which suggested that natural systems inevitably moved away from equilibrium, and at a certain point bifurcated radically. This book, based on a truly collaborative international research project, evaluates the empirical evidence in this debate in order to (1) give an adequate portrayal of the historical realities of the world-system, (2) draw a nuanced assessment about this debate, and (3) provide the basis on which we can not only envisage probable future trends but also draw conclusions about the policy and/or political implications of past and future research. The work of ten research clusters, based on crucial topics of overlapping nodes of social activity, provides a vantage-point with which to assess the basic issue; a clear picture emerges of "world-historical interpretations of continuing polarizations. -- Provided by Publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction / by Immanuel Wallerstein
Ecology and the geography of capitalism / by Ana Esther Ceceña
Economic inequality, stratification, and mobility / by Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz and Timothy Patrick Moran
Cities / by Peter J. Taylor, Michael Hoyler, and Dennis Smith
Peasantries / by Eric Vanhaute, Hanne Cottyn, and Yang Wang
Large enterprises and corporate power / by Jorge Fonseca
Intellectual property / by Ravi Sundaram
The States / by Atilio A. Borom and Paloma Nottebohm
Citizenship / by Oleksandr Fisun and Volodymyr Golovko
Patriarchal systems and women's spaces / by Linda Christiansen-Ruffman
Deviance / by Ari Sitas, Sumangala Damodaran, Weibke Keim & Nicos Trimikliniotis
Conclusion / by Immanuel Wallerstein.
Ecology and the geography of capitalism / by Ana Esther Ceceña
Economic inequality, stratification, and mobility / by Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz and Timothy Patrick Moran
Cities / by Peter J. Taylor, Michael Hoyler, and Dennis Smith
Peasantries / by Eric Vanhaute, Hanne Cottyn, and Yang Wang
Large enterprises and corporate power / by Jorge Fonseca
Intellectual property / by Ravi Sundaram
The States / by Atilio A. Borom and Paloma Nottebohm
Citizenship / by Oleksandr Fisun and Volodymyr Golovko
Patriarchal systems and women's spaces / by Linda Christiansen-Ruffman
Deviance / by Ari Sitas, Sumangala Damodaran, Weibke Keim & Nicos Trimikliniotis
Conclusion / by Immanuel Wallerstein.
Series
Fernand Braudel Center series.
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