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The Sociology of the Capitalist World-System
SOC264 FA

Linked Course: HIST251

This course will examine critically different perspectives on the origins, development, characteristics, and tendencies of the capitalist world-system. The course will focus on the historical origins of modern capitalism and its uneven modes of development. It will also consider the contemporary debate on globalization, the contradictions it engendered and the solutions proposed to deal with them.

MAJOR READINGS

Eric Wolf, EUROPE AND THE PEOPLE WITHOUT HISTORY
J.M. Blaut, THE COLONIZER'S MODEL OF THE WORLD
Eric Hobsbawm, THE AGE OF CAPITAL, 1848-1875
Karl Marx, selections from CAPITAL, Vols. 1 and 3
Sidney Mintz, SWEETNESS AND POWER: THE PLACE OF SUGAR IN MODERN HISTORY
Karl Polanyi, THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION: THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ORIGINS OF OUR TIME.
Adam Smith, AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS
Immanuel Wallerstein, THE CAPITALIST WORLD-SYSTEM
Eric Williams, CAPITALISM AND SLAVERY
Andre Gunder Frank, LATIN AMERICA: IMPERIALISM OR REVOLUTION
Max Weber, THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three take-home essays (7-10 pages each).

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Preference given to students who are simultaneously enrolling in HIST251. This course is an FYI course but will also admit sophomores. To gain admission to this course freshmen must enroll simultaneously in Sec.01 of HIST251 and sophomores in Sec.02 of HIST251.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS SOC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: SOC151

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Dupuy,Alex    
Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM;     Location: PAC125
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 20)
SR. major: X   Jr. major: X
SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: X   SO: 10   FR: 10

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Writing
FYI:    First Year Initiative:Special Initiative

SECTION 02

Instructor(s): Dupuy,Alex    
Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM;     Location: PAC125
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 20)
SR. major: X   Jr. major: X
SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: X   SO: 10   FR: 10

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Writing
Permission:    Permission of Instructor Required
FYI:    First Year Initiative:Special Initiative

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000


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