The Modern World-System I Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century
The Modern World-System I Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century by Immanuel Wallerstein, published by University of California Press on June 10, 2011, is a comprehensive exploration of the economic and historical dynamics that shaped Europe during the sixteenth century. This edition spans 410 pages and is presented in English. Wallerstein examines the formation of a world-economy centered around Europe, offering a new framework for understanding European history through the lens of economic conditions and capitalist agriculture.
Readers will find that this book integrates various disciplines, including history, economics, and sociology, to provide a multifaceted analysis of the period. Wallerstein’s work delves into the complexities of free enterprise and capitalism, highlighting the significant transformations that occurred during the Renaissance. By addressing the interplay between economic history and social development, this edition serves as a critical resource for those interested in the historical context of Europe and its global interactions in the sixteenth century.
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“I can say without hesitation that this is the finest book of analytic history that I have read in the past ten years. That Europe had formed a world-economy around herself historians knew. But only in general. What they had never thought about with the keenness and intelligence of I. Wallerstein’s thought is that this entity provides a new framework for the subject of European history, that it is compelling, a new explanation, a new classification, indeed a revolutionary one, of received knowledge and current thought.”
—Fernand Braudel, author of The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II
“It isn’t just history or economics or sociology or political science. It is all of these in combination and thus places all of these fields on a new plane of understanding, It is a book that people will have to deal with, argue with, cite, learn by in order to make their own points….In sum, this is a most impressive work. I can hardly wait for the other volumes.”
—Eric R. Wolf, author of Europe and the People without History
“A heroic and impressive achievement…an exhilarating and satisfying book….it explains more convincingly and sympathetically than anything I have read hitherto the actual process of economic and social development on a European-world scale.”
—Joan Thirsk, American Journal of Sociology
“A tour de force that brings together and makes sense of a wealth of diverse historical studies which often seem to contradict each other…an extremely formidable achievement.”
—Gertrud Lenzer, N.Y. Times Book Review
“A remarkable book. The author has a theory and uses it to explain the structure and course of public events in Europe and its trans-oceanic annexes in the sixteenth century. The effect is dazzling and dizzying.”
—William McNeill, Societas
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