Description
About the Author
Christopher Chase-Dunn is professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University.
Reviews
In 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 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780847691029
Author Christopher Chase-Dunn
Format Paperback
Page Count 452
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 680g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 152mm * 34mm