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The Modern World-System

This series delves into the historical formation and evolution of the global capitalist system. It examines the key processes that shaped the modern world economy, including the division of labor and class formation. The analysis focuses on the interconnectedness of economies and their societal impacts. It offers a profound exploration of the socio-economic structures that define our present.

The Modern World-System I
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The Modern World-System IV
The Modern World-System II

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    The modern world-system 3

    The second era of great expansion of the capitalist world-economy, 1730-1840s

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    Immanuel Wallerstein's highly influential, multi-volume opus, The Modern World-System, is one of this century's greatest works of social science. An innovative, panoramic reinterpretation of global history, it traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.

    The modern world-system 3
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    Traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. This title encompasses the nineteenth century from the revolutionary era of 1789 to the First World War.

    The Modern World-System IV