Core/Periphery Relations in Precapitalist Worlds

This book demonstrates that Immanuel Wallerstein's reluctance to apply core and periphery to precapitalist transformations is a product of the way he views the luxury trade. It utilizes the study of different kinds of world-systems to explore how logics of social reproduction become transformed. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Preface About the Editors and Contributors Introduction 1 Conceptualizing Core/Periphery Hierarchies for Comparative Study 2 Was There a Precapitalist World-System? 3 5000 Years of World System History: The Cumulation of Accumulation 4 Cores, Peripheries, and Civilizations 5 The Evolution of Societies and World-Systems 6 Prehistoric Chiefdoms on the American Midcontinent: A World-System Based on Prestige Goods 7 The Role of Nomads in Core/Periphery Relations 8 The Monte Albán State: A Diachronic Perspective on an Ancient Core and Its Periphery Epilogue Index Edited By Christopher Chase-dunn And Thomas D. Hall. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.