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Taylor & Francis Ltd The World Is Out Of Joint World-Historical Interpretations Of Continuing Polarizations 2014 Edition by Immanuel Wallerstein
The dominant view in social science has been that the modern world shows a pattern of linear development in which all positive social trends rise (albeit at an uncertain speed) toward a relatively homogenized world. In the post-1945 period, some analysts contested this linear model, arguing that the modern world was rather one of escalating polarization. Their view was strengthened by the separate emergence within the natural sciences of complexity studies, which suggested that natural systems inevitably moved away from equilibrium, and at a certain point bifurcated radically.This book, based on a truly collaborative international research project, evaluates the empirical evidence in this debate in order to (1) give an adequate portrayal of the historical realities of the world-system, (2) draw a nuanced assessment about this debate, and (3) provide the basis on which we can not only envisage probable future trends but also draw conclusions about the policy and/or political implications of past and future research.The work of ten research clusters, based on crucial topics of overlapping nodes of social activity, provides a vantage-point with which to assess the basic issue; a clear picture emerges of "world-historical interpretations of continuing polarizations." 01 - Introductionby Immanuel Wallerstein02 - Ecology and the Geography of Capitalismby Ana Esther Cecena03 - Economic Inequality, Stratification, and Mobilityby Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz and Timothy Patrick Moran04 - Citiesby Peter J. Taylor, Michael Hoyler, and Dennis Smith05 - Peasantriesby Eric Vanhaute, Hanne Cottyn, and Yang Wang06 - Large Enterprises and Corporate Powerby Jorge Fonseca07 - Intellectual Propertyby Ravi Sundaram08 - The Statesby Atilio A. Borom and Paloma Nottebohm09 - Citizenshipby Oleksandr Fisun and Volodymyr Golovko10 - Patriarchal Systems and Women's Spacesby Linda Christiansen-Ruffman11 - Devianceby Ari Sitas, Sumangala Damodaran, Weibke Keim & Nicos Trimikliniotis12 - Conclusionby Immanuel Wallerstein