Immanuel Wallerstein’s lasting impact on the field of world history

In this paper I discuss the deep impact of Immanuel Wallerstein’s work on the vibrant field of world and global history. I focus on the questions of scale, ambition, and convergence and divergence. I conclude with some epistemological reflections on the challenges and limits of a world-historical pe...

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Main Author: Eric Vanhaute
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Les Éditions de la Maison des Sciences de l’Homme 2021-04-01
Series:Socio
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/socio/11049