Giovanni Arrighi

Giovanni Arrighi
Giovanni Arrighi giving a lecture at the Faculty of Humanities at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa (18 April 2007)
Born(1937-07-07)7 July 1937
Died18 June 2009(2009-06-18) (aged 71)
NationalityItalian
Alma materBocconi University
Known forPolitical Economy
Historical Sociology
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical economy, Historical sociology, International relations
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University
Binghamton University

Giovanni Arrighi (7 July 1937 – 18 June 2009) was an Italian economist, sociologist and world-systems analyst, from 1998 a Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. His work has been translated into over fifteen languages.