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An Introduction To The World-system Perspective: Second Edition
Thomas R. Shannon
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Description for An Introduction To The World-system Perspective: Second Edition
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps, tables, figures, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
In this second edition, Thomas 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. He discusses world-system analysis as a flexible and changing paradigm and considers 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. ... Read more
In this second edition, Thomas 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. He discusses world-system analysis as a flexible and changing paradigm and considers 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. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Routledge United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780813324524
SKU
V9780813324524
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About Thomas R. Shannon
Thomas R. Shannon is professor of sociology at Radford University and the author of Urban Problems in Sociological Perspective and American Social Structure.
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