Carl Dassbach suggests that Giovanni Arrighi's _The Long Twentieth
Century_ (Verso, 1994) should be nominated for the PEWS distinguished
scholarship award. I agree and I have heard that the 1995 award committee
is considering Arrighi's book. I have just finished reading the book and
would like to propose a seminar discussion on wsn focussing on it. I
think this is the most important book about the modern world-system yet
written. Arrighi solves the riddle of continuities and evolutionary
changes in the political and economic structures of the world-system over
the past 600 years.
I propose the following: subscribers to wsn should obtain and read
Arrighi's book as soon as possible. We will begin a discussion of the
book on Monday, June 12 on wsn. That should allow all those who are
interested enough time to obtain and read the book.
chris
Professor Christopher Chase-Dunn
Department of Sociology
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD. 21218 USA
410 516 7633
fax 410 516 7590
email chriscd@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu