The Long Twentieth Century: Money, Power and the Origins of Our Times

The Long Twentieth Century traces the relationship between capital accumulation and state formation over a 700-year period. Arrighi argues that capitalism has unfolded as a succession of "long centuries," each of which produced a new world power that secured control over an expanding world-economic space. Examining the changing fortunes of Florentine, Venetian, Genoese, Dutch, English and finally American capitalism, Arrighi concludes with an examination of the forces that have shaped and are now poised to undermine America's world dominance. A masterpiece of historical sociology, The Long Twentieth Century rivals in scope and ambition contemporary classics by Perry Anderson, Charles Tilly and Michael Mann.

Author: Giovanni Arrighi
Publisher: Verso
Published: 02/01/2010
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781844673049
ISBN10: 1844673049
BISAC Categories:
- History | Modern | 20th Century
- Business & Economics | Free Enterprise & Capitalism
- Business & Economics | Economic History

About the Author
Giovanni Arrighi (1937-2009) was Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. His books include The Long Twentieth Century, Adam Smith in Beijing, and, with Beverly Silver, Chaos and Governance in the Modern World System. His work has appeared in many publications, including New Left Review--who published an interview on his life-long intellectual trajectory in March-April 2009, and an obituary in Nov-Dec 2009--and there are more accounts on his memorial website.