Global Capitalism

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.

Autorentext

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.

Klappentext

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.

Inhalt

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