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Book SynopsisThe 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.
Trade ReviewIn this impressive book, Chase-Dunn . . . explains in masterly fashion the political and social factors that make the capitalist system so good at producing wealth. -- Susan Strange * Times Higher Education *
[T]he major statement to date of American world-systems theory and research. -- Walter L. Goldfrank, University of California, Santa Cruz
The second edition of Global Formation brings us doubly up to date on Chase-Dunn's contributions to the joint effort. * International Sociology Review *
An updated edition extends a world-systems structural modelof the world economy to take into account events that have occurred since 1985, including the emergence of the information age, the expansion of economic globalism, & the fall of communism..... * Sociological Abstracts, April 2000 *
An updated edition extends a world-systems structural modelof the world economy to take into account events that have occurred since 1985, including the emergence of the information age, the expansion of economic globalism, & the fall of communism. * Sociological Abstracts, April 2000 *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Part I: The Whole System Chapter 2 The Deep Structure: Real Capitalism Chapter 3 Constants, Cycles and Trends Chapter 4 Stages of Capitalism or World-System Cycles? The World-System Since 1945: What Has Changed Chapter 5 World Culture, Normative Integration and Community Part 6 Part II: States and Interstate System Chapter 7 States and Capitalism Chapter 8 Geopolitics and Capitalism: One Logic or Two? Warfare and World-Systems Chapter 9 Rise and Decline of Hegemonic Core States Part 10 Part III: Zones of the World System Chapter 11 Core and Periphery Chapter 12 Reproduction of the Core/Periphery Relationship
