222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
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In Global Capitalism (originally published in 1991), Richard Peet surveys the various approaches made by social theory towards seeing history in terms of its regional dynamics. He reviews environmental determinism, modernization, dependency, and world systems theories, and argues that the most capacious and dynamic model continues to be historical materialism.
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1. Introduction 2. Environmental determinism 3. Structural functionalism and modernization theory 4. Dependency and world systems theories 5. Historical materialism 6. The pre-capitalist world 7. The origins of capitalism 8. The development of global capitalism 9. Global transformation through industrialization? 10. Conclusion: the critique of Marxist development theory (and a reply) Epilogue
Biography
Richard Peet retired as Professor of Human Geography from the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University, USA. He was the Editor of the radical geography journal, Antipode, from 1970 to 1985 and Co-Editor of Economic Geography between 1992 and 1998.
