Re: Undergraduate Intro

Reza,

That's right a 2nd edition, which is much improved.

tom



On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, REZA TAGHAVI-ABKUH wrote:

> I have already seen the Shannons book:"An Introduction to the World-System
> Perspective. However it was published in 1989. Is this 1996 one the second
> edition? Has Shannons added or reduced something to it?
> 
> Cordial regards
> Reza Taghavi
> PhD Candidate
> Departement de Sociologie
> Universite Laval
> Quebec, Canada
> 
> On Sun, 7 Nov 1999, Thomas D. [Tom] Hall, THALL@DEPAUW.EDU wrote:
> 
> > For an overall introduction, Thomas R. Shannons. 1996.  _An Introduction
> > to the World-System Perspective._ Boulder:  Westview.  I sthe best 
>single
> > volume accessible to undergrads.
> > 
> > Several new readers have been listed recently, and as soon as the page
> > proofs clear, I'll be listing another.  The use of these will depend on
> > what you are trying to do in a course.
> > 
> > tom ahll
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Sun, 7 Nov 1999, Elson E. Boles wrote:
> > 
> > > I'd like to hear views on which book you think is the best 
>undergraduate 
> > > INTRODUCTION to world-systems perspective.  Preferably a work which 
> > > includes discussions of early world-systems, even a reader would do.
> > > 
> > > elson
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 
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