Overview
The fall of communism, the emergence of 'the information age, ' and the expansion of economic globalism are the points of departure for this new edition of Chase-Dunn's landmark book. The author shows how these seemingly new developments fit with earlier patterns of global formation and change, extending the influential model that drew wide attention to this award-winning book. The new edition also evaluates recent major studies of the modern world-system and assesses the implications for the future of the contemporary system.
- | Author: Christopher Chase-Dunn
- | Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- | Publication Date: Sep 03, 1998
- | Number of Pages: 452 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0847691020
- | ISBN-13: 9780847691029
