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Immanuel Wallerstein | |
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 Wallerstein giving a talk at a seminar at the European University at St. Petersburg in May 2008 | |
| Born | September 28, 1930 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 31, 2019 (aged 88) Branford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Known for | World-systems theory |
| Spouse | Beatrice Friedman |
| Children | Katharine Wallerstein, Robert Morgenstern, Susan Morgenstern |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA: 1951, MA: 1954, PhD: 1959) |
| Thesis | The Emergence of Two West African Nations: Ghana and the Ivory Coast[1] (1959) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hans L Zetterberg, Robert Staughton Lynd[1] |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociologist, Historian |
| Sub-discipline | Historical sociology, Comparative sociology, World-systems theory |
| Institutions | Columbia University
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales Yale University |
| Notable students | Georgi Derluguian, Michael Hechter, John R. Logan, Beverly J. Silver |
| Website | http://www.iwallerstein.com/ |
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| Imperialism studies |
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Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (/ˈwɔːlərstiːn/;[2] September 28, 1930 – August 31, 2019) was an American sociologist and economic historian. He is perhaps best known for his development in sociology of world-systems approach.[3] He was a Senior Research Scholar at Yale University from 2000 until his death in 2019, and published bimonthly syndicated commentaries through Agence Global on world affairs from October 1998 to July 2019.[4][5]
He was the 13th president of International Sociological Association (1994–1998).[6]
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- ^ "China and the World System since 1945" by Immanuel Wallerstein
- ^ "Wallerstein, Immanuel (1930– )." The AZ Guide to Modern Social and Political Theorists. Ed. Noel Parker and Stuart Sim. Hertfordshire: Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1997. 372-76. Print.
- ^ "Agence Global". agenceglobal.com.
- ^ "This is the end; this is the beginning". Immanuel Wallerstein. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ "ISA Presidents". International Sociological Association. Retrieved 2012-07-25.