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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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