Immanuel Wallerstein’s lasting impact on the field of world history
A historian’s view
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6169106 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Vanhaute (0000-0002-1012-7924, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 15 |
| Pages | 93-103 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Socio (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2266-3134 • E-ISSN: 2425-2158 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/socio.11049 |
| OpenAlex | W3150125936 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
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 perspective
Convergence (economics · Divergence (linguistics · Economic growth · Economics · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Focus (optics · Geography · Perspective (graphical · Scale (ratio · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Mathematics · Philosophy · Political Conflict and Governance · Religion and Society Interactions · World Systems and Global Transformations · Artificial Intelligence
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |