new world-systems reader

A World-Systems Reader: New Perspectives on Gender, Urbanism,
Cultures, Indigenous Peoples, and Ecology, edited by Thomas D.
Hall. 2000. Boulder, CO: Rowman and Littlefield Press.

This book brings together some of the most influential new
research from the world-systems perspective. The authors survey
and analyze new and emerging topics from a wide rand of
disciplinary perspectives, from political science to
archaeology. Each analytical essay is written in accessible
language so that the volume serves as a lucid introduction both
to the tradition of world-systems thought and the new debates
that are sparking further research today.

"From the Stone Age to the stoned age and from Appalachia to
Zanzibar, A World-Systems Reader takes students on a
fascinating journey through time and space. The authors
demonstrate the range and versatility of this vital and
expanding social science perspective through both deft
summaries and in-depth examples of contemporary research. A
World-Systems Reader is thus an excellent choice for courses on
social change."-Walter Goldfrank, University of California,
Santa Cruz

links to Table of Contents and publishers available at:
http://acad.depauw.edu/~thall/booksd.htm
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