History, Politics and Theory in the Great Divergence Debate : : A Comparative Analysis of the California School, World-Systems Analysis and Marxism / / Olya Murphy.

World history suffers from a paucity of clearly articulated, convincing explanations. While the rise of postmodernism and challenges to Eurocentrism did lead to some important correctives, the pendulum has swung too far the other direction, with a corresponding danger of ‘throwing the baby out with...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2024 Part 1
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Place / Publishing House:München ;, Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 228 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Part I: Explaining Divergence: Defending Political Marxism Against the California School
  • Chapter 2 Eurocentrism
  • Chapter 3 The California School and the “Similarities Thesis”
  • Chapter 4 The California School and India
  • Part II: World-Systems Analysis
  • Chapter 5 Wallerstein’s World System
  • Chapter 6 Arrighi’s World System
  • Part III: Political Marxism and Historical Materialism: Rivals or Allies?
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 7 Political Marxism and Historical Materialism: Part 1
  • Chapter 8 Political Marxism and Historical Materialism: Part 2
  • Chapter 9 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index