Time, Space, and Their Knowledge: The Times and Place of the World and Other Systems

Time, Space, and Their Knowledge: The Times and Place of the World and Other Systems

At two hours in length, Immanuel Wallersteins Presidential Address to the XIVth World Congress of Sociology in Montreal on July 26, 1998, was almost as that of a Secretary Generals Report. Although long, it nonetheless managed to spellbind a most undisciplined audience of innumerable factions throug...

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Main Author: Goran Therborn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of World-Systems Research
Online Access:http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/220
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spelling doaj-90cdf7b368ac4df9a285a5a006f8067b2020-11-24T23:18:45ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghJournal of World-Systems Research1076-156X2015-08-016226628410.5195/jwsr.2000.220214Time, Space, and Their Knowledge: The Times and Place of the World and Other SystemsGoran Therborn0University of CambridgeAt two hours in length, Immanuel Wallersteins Presidential Address to the XIVth World Congress of Sociology in Montreal on July 26, 1998, was almost as that of a Secretary Generals Report. Although long, it nonetheless managed to spellbind a most undisciplined audience of innumerable factions through the speechs unique combination of audacity, erudition and circumspection. The theme and title were The Heritage of Sociology, The Promise of Social Science. The address was the outgoing Presidents conclusion to a worldwide congressional discussion he had initiated; however, neither the heritage of sociology nor the promise of social science is a ?nite inquiry. My contribution here is thus meant to continue that debate.http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/220
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