The Historical Evolution of World-Systems (Evolutionary Processes in World Politics)
Contributors: Christopher Chase-Dunn (Editor); E. N. Anderson (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: January 27, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781403965905
Subjects: Political structure & processes; Sociology, Social Studies; Sociology; Political Science; History; Social history; Politics/International Relations; Social evolution; Anthropology - Cultural; History & Theory - General; Sociology - General; Social Science / Sociology / General; Government - Comparative; International Relations - General; Social change
First sentence: This chapter explicates Ibn Khaldun's theory of the rise and fall of states and discusses its relevance for understanding classical and contemporary social cycles.