THE MODERN WORLD-SYSTEM #2) - Mercantilism and the Consolidation of the European World-Economy, 1600-1750

Immanuel Wallerstein’s highly influential, multi-volume opus, __The Modern World-System,__ is one of this century’s greatest works of social science. An innovative, panoramic reinterpretation of global history, it traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.

"However one casts up the balance-sheet on Wallerstein's second volume, his effort commands respect and justifies interest in the volumes to follow."

—W.W. Rostow, Society

"An exciting and highly intelligent book...The staggering pace at which Wallerstein moves over different levels of explanation, and skillfully combines them into his argument, deserves admiration."

—Henry Kamen, History

"In this age of high specialization, Wallerstein's ambitious but judicious synthesis will command the respect of any scholar who has tried to grapple with the peculiarly intractable problems of this period.:...the book is shot through with shrewd and often stimulating comment."

—Charles Wilson, Journal of Modern History

Audience: Undergraduate, and graduate students studying economics.

Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 List of Illustrations......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Prologue to the 2011 Edition......Page 14 INTRODUCTION: CRISIS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY?......Page 31 1. THE B-PHASE......Page 41 2. DUTCH HEGEMONY IN THE WORLD ECONOMY......Page 65 3. STRUGGLE IN THE CORE—PHASE I: 1651–1689......Page 103 4. PERIPHERIES IN AN ERA OF SLOW GROWTH......Page 157 5. SEMIPHERIPHERIES AT THE CROSSROADS......Page 207 6. STRUGGLE IN THE CORE—PHASE II: 1689–1763......Page 273 Bibliography......Page 319 A......Page 379 B......Page 380 C......Page 381 D......Page 383 E......Page 384 F......Page 385 G......Page 386 I......Page 387 K......Page 388 L......Page 389 M......Page 390 N......Page 391 P......Page 392 R......Page 393 S......Page 394 T......Page 396 V......Page 397 W......Page 398 Z......Page 399 Cover 1 Contents 8 List of Illustrations 10 Acknowledgments 12 Prologue to the 2011 Edition 14 INTRODUCTION: CRISIS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY? 31 1. THE B-PHASE 41 2. DUTCH HEGEMONY IN THE WORLD ECONOMY 65 3. STRUGGLE IN THE CORE—PHASE I: 1651–1689 103 4. PERIPHERIES IN AN ERA OF SLOW GROWTH 157 5. SEMIPHERIPHERIES AT THE CROSSROADS 207 6. STRUGGLE IN THE CORE—PHASE II: 1689–1763 273 Bibliography 319 Index 379 A 379 B 380 C 381 D 383 E 384 F 385 G 386 H 387 I 387 J 388 K 388 L 389 M 390 N 391 O 392 P 392 Q 393 R 393 S 394 T 396 U 397 V 397 W 398 Y 399 Z 399 "The Battle in the Sound between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets in 1658," by Willem van de Velde, the Elder. Van de Velde was a leading painter of marine life who was given a ship in 1630 by the States of Holland in order to observe and paint sea battles. By 1665, when he painted this grisaille, he had moved to England and was working for Charles II.

Audience: Undergraduate, and graduate students studying economics.

Immanuel Wallerstein’s highly influential, multi-volume opus, The Modern World-System, is one of this century’s greatest works of social science. An innovative, panoramic reinterpretation of global history, it traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. A panoramic reinterpretation of global history, this title traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. This book covers the consolidation of the European world-economy during the seventeenth century.