SOC 264
Fall 2006 not offered
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This course is an introduction to competing theories of the capitalist world-system. Its basic premise is that the world we live in today is a capitalist world-system and that it originated in western Europe circa 1600. The course will focus on theories of the causes of its emergence in western Europe; the characteristics of the global division of labor between core, semi-peripheral, and peripheral nation-states; the role of the state; nationalism and racism in the global division of labor, and the contradictory tendencies of this world system. |
Essential Capabilities:
Writing |
Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: SOC151 OR SOC152 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Selected readings from Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Immanuel Wallerstein, David Landes, Kenneth Pomeranz, Karl Polanyi, Edward Said, Ernest Gellner, Kenan Malik, and others.
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Examinations and Assignments: Three take-home essays (6-8 pages each). |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Students who have not taken SOC151 may contact the instructor for an override. |
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