A Theorist’s Appreciation of Immanuel Wallerstein’s Analysis of Inter-Societal Dynamics

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  • Jonathan H. Turner University of California, Riverside

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jwsr.2023.1198

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2023-08-22

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Turner, J. H. (2023). A Theorist’s Appreciation of Immanuel Wallerstein’s Analysis of Inter-Societal Dynamics. Journal of World-Systems Research, 29(2), 308–330. https://doi.org/10.5195/jwsr.2023.1198

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The Legacies of Immanuel Wallerstein