IRG 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Andre Gunder Frank, East Asians In The United Kingdom, Cotton

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: International Relations and Global Studies
• Course: IRG 301
• Professor: Anderson Michael

Document Summary

Four perspectives: william h. mcneill, the rise of the west, immanuel wallerstein, world-systems analysis, david s. landes, the wealth and poverty of nations, andre gunder frank, reorient. Kissinger would argue the states actions, like colonies and capitalism, led to the rise. But how did this happen, and what does it mean for global capitalism today. Europe and its influence on the world was the primary idea of world history. 20th century decided this wasn"t the main point of history, the author included. Separate nations with spheres of influences, but now its better to think of the totality of various civilizations, different webs of communications and perpetual movement of these ideas. Increasing school that considers the rise of the west only taking place after industrialization, not back with columbus. European"s attempt to find different routes to india and china led to the discovery of north america.