Syllabus for University of Catania Dept of Sociology, May 2001 Florida International Universty Dept of International Relations,
Fall 2001
GLOBALIZATION 4000 BC - 2000 AD : EVIDENCE AND THEORY
from Anthropology, Archaeology, Climatology, Demography, Ecology,Economics, Epidemology, Geography, History, International Relations,Sociology, World System or Archaeo-Anthropology, Climatology-Demography-Epidemology Geo-Historical Sociology, World Systemic IPE-Ecology.
1. Introduction to International Relations in the World Economic System
Gilpin -The Political Economy of International Relations
Dryer & Mangasarian - Study of IR - The State of the Art
Thompson - On Global War
Frank - Neither Innovation nor Transformation in International
Relations
Frank and Gills - The Five Thousand Year World System in Theory
and Praxis
Frank - ReOrient - Introduction and Conclusion
Kristiansen - Europe Before History, Theoretical Context
2. 1967-2000 Political Economic Crisis
Frank - Crisis, 1980 & Reagan Recovery or Depression? 1986
Brenner - World Economy at the Turn of the Millennium - RIPE
Spring 2001
3. 1913- 1970 War, Depression, Recovery - Demography, Ecology
Nossiter - Far Years and Lean
4. 1873-1913 Imperialism and Colonialism
Frank - 19th Century 2001 & Multilateral Trade Imbalances 1978
& Imperialism Asia, Africa, Latin America 1978
Saul - Studies in British Overseas Trade 1870-1914
Kenwood and Lougheed - The Growth of the International Economy
1820-2000
5. 1750 -1873 Industrial and Political Revolution & Demography, Income,
Ecology
Frank - 19th Century
Hobsbawm - Industry and Empire / The Age of Revolution
Wallerstein - Modern World-System III 1730-1840s
Maddison - Economic Growth 1820-1990
6. 1400-1800 Early Modern World Economy
Frank - ReORIENT
Pomeranz - Great Divergence
Landes - Wealth And Poverty of Nations
Frank / Landes - Debate and Reviews
Cohen - East Asia at the Center
Blaut - Eight Eurocentric Historians
7. 500-1500 Medieval World
Abu-Lughod- Before European Hegemony
McNeill - Power and People
Frank & Gills - WS Cycles and Hegemonial Shift to Europe 100BC to AD 1500
McNeill - Plagues and People
Randsborg - The First Millennium in Europe and Mediterranean
-Beckwith Tibetan Empire in Central Asia, Epilogue
8. 1000 BC -500AD Ancient World Iron, Axial, Imperial Ages
Frank & Gills - World System Cycles, Crises and Hegemonial Shifts
1700 BC - 1700 AD
Frank - The Centrality of Central Asia
Wilkinson - Civilizations, World Systems and Hegemonies
Hodgson - Rethinking World History
Teggart - Rome and China
Chew - World System Ecology
9. Bronze Age System, Cycles, Ecology
Thompson - Trade Pulsations, Collapse, and Reorientation in the
Ancient World
Frank - Bronze Age World System Cycles
Modelski - World System Evolution
Chew - World System Ecology
10. Summary and Conclusions