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Political Economy of World-Systems 2002 Conference Riverside, California |
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Abstract The Polarity Structure of the Central World System/Civilization, 1500-700 BC David Wilkinson The power structure of the Central Civilization/World System was appraised at 10-year intervals, from its inception c. 1500 BC to an arbitrary stopping point of 700 BC. Over this period, multipolar and unipolar structures predominated; there was limited variety in structure, with extreme forms excluded, and substantial structural stability. Over time, the system showed increasing individuality: structural variety further diminished, while structural stability increased. |
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27th Annual Conference of the Political Economy of World-Systems Spring Hosted by the Institute for Research on World-Systems at the University of California, Riverside |