THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

by Christopher Chase-Dunn

Overview

The Historical Evolution of the International Political Economy focusses on the role of intersocietal and interstate relations in the evolution of human societies from hunter-gatherer bands to the contemporary global system. The essays and research articles included are by ethnographers, archaeologists, political scientists, economists, historians, geographers and sociologists. The emphasis is on long run, large scale structural change and the historical evolution of human institutions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781852789855
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/1995
Series:	The Library of International Political Economy series , #9
Pages:	1184
Product dimensions:	6.62(w) x 9.62(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edited by Christopher Chase-Dunn, University of California Riverside, US

Table of Contents

42 articles, dating from 1942 to 1992
Contents: Volume I: Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Classics Part II: Long Term Continuities and Changes in Internaitonal Political Economies Part III: States and Capitalism Name Index • Volume II: Acknowledgements Part I: Hierarchy and Dependence Part II: The Rise and Fall of Great Powers Part III: Global Integration Index