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Routledge The World System: Five Hundred Years or Five Thousand? - Routledge

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Explore the foundational debate on global economic history with this essential academic work from Routledge. The World System examines whether interconnected world economics began in the early modern period or stretch back five thousand years into antiquity. Featuring contributions from leading scholars including Immanuel Wallerstein, who pioneered the world system theory, and Andre Gunder Frank and Barry K. Gills, who challenge conventional dating, this book presents competing perspectives on the origins of international economic linkage. William H. McNeill and other prominent academics join the discussion, making this a vital resource for understanding how long-distance trade, cultural exchange, and economic interdependence have shaped human civilisation. Ideal for students, researchers, and professionals studying economic history, this Routledge publication offers rigorous academic analysis of one of the most important questions in global economic development and historical interconnection.

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The World System presents a comprehensive academic debate on whether global economic connections began five hundred years ago or extend back five thousand years.

Routledge publishes contributions from leading scholars including Immanuel Wallerstein, Andre Gunder Frank, Barry K. Gills, and William H. McNeill.

This book examines the historic long-term economic interconnections that shaped the world, offering multiple theoretical perspectives on global economic development.

Ideal for students and researchers studying business and economic history, providing essential context for understanding modern global systems.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415076781
Category: Books > Subjects > Business, Finance & Law > Biographies & Histories > Business & Economic History
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 28 October 1993
Listed Since: 22 January 2007

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