SOCI 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Smallpox, Eric Wolf, Dhow
Document Summary
Immanuel wallerstein (1974) the modern world system: neo-marxist/post-marxist, form of analysis from some of the ideas marx has, base is of central importance to understanding, superstructure - cultural/social patterns, religious changes. The long 16th century (1450 - 1640) [190 years] **what happens in one place affects the other parts of the world** Core: countries able to direct own economy, rich/wealthy countries, wealth of rest of the world is under control of these countries, 16th century - spain = core, 17th century/18th - shift --> great britain = core. Peripheries: countries sending raw materials, having their economies reframed towards interest of core, core is able to dictate economic practice (to some degree) A single integrated economic order on global scale . Impact of trade: back then, trade was a side-show, countries tried to produce within own borders, trade --> alters way you become powerful, becomes about controlling trade items.
