“The mark of the modern world is the imagination of its profiteers and the counter-assertiveness of the oppressed. Exploitation and the refusal to accept exploitation as either inevitable or just constitute the continuing antinomy of the modern era, joined together in a dialectic which has far from reached its climax in the twentieth century.”
Quote by Immanuel Wallerstein
Work
The Modern World-System I: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century, With a New Prologue
The book delves into the historical and economic transformations that occurred during the sixteenth century, analyzing the rise of capitalist agriculture and its influence on the European world-economy. It includes a new prologue that provides an updated perspective on the subject. more
Author
Immanuel Wallerstein
Immanuel Wallerstein is a renowned American sociologist known for his contributions to world-systems theory. His research focuses on globalization and international relations, profoundly influencing the understanding of the modern world order. more
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