World System History - Robert A. Denemark, Jonathan Friedman, Barry K. Gills & George Modelski

World System History

By Robert A. Denemark, Jonathan Friedman, Barry K. Gills & George Modelski

  • Release Date: 2002-09-26
  • Genre: Political Science

Description

This extraordinary book presents a refreshing and innovative overview of the changes to the global system over the last 5000 years. Featuring renowned contributors - each specialists in their field - this is the only volume to offer so co-ordinated a study of continuity and change in the global social, economic and political system. Key areas covered include:

* International Political Economy - Robert A. Denemark
* Archaeology - Jonathan Freidman
* Economic development - Andre Gunder Frank
* History - George Modelski
* Sociology - Christopher Chase-Dunn