About this title: This work traces the epochal shifts in the relatiohsip between capital accumulation and state formation over a 700-year period. The author synthesizes social theory, comparative history and historical narrative in this account of the structures and agencies which have shaped the course of world history over the millennium. Borrowing from Braudel, Giovanni Arrighi argues that the history of capitalism has unfolded as a succession of "long centuries" - ages during which a hegemonic power deploying a novel combination of economic and political networks secured control over an expanding world ...
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Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: S paperback
Publisher: Verso
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781859840153ISBN:1859840159
Description: Good. Stated Reprint; cover very faintly rubbed, rear flap very faintly soiled; edges very faintly soiled; binding tight; cover and interior intact and very clean except where noted; due to the size of this item, additional shipping charges may apply. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: VERSO
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9781859840153ISBN:1859840159
Description: New. A masterpiece of historical sociology. Arrighi traces the epochal shifts in the relationship between capital accumulation and state formation that have shaped the course of world history over the millennium. read more
"This book is a battle. It is a neo-marxist economic history of the world from 1500 onward. It leads up to the "long 20th century," from midway through the 19th century to the present. It's all about interstate competition for mobile capital! Yay!
"In a way, Arrighi writes the 4th volume of Wallerstein's work on the modern world system. We are treated to an incredible discussion of the ebbs and flows of capitalism's long cycles, and it comes off sounding eminently possible that the world systems' theorists are right."
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