ANTH 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Eric Wolf, Industrial Revolution, World-Systems Theory
9 May 2016
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System- different parts of system are related to each other and affect each other: system"s view of the world is a relational view of the world, relations/relational thinking. World system- system that operates on a global scale. Culture and globalization: cultural production and reproduction- difference between objects and relationships; culture is not just a product of human activity; we are agents of culture. James ferguson- there is an anthropological weakness of seeing cultures as the property of separate societies, rather than as phenomena of hierarchal relations and interconnections. Globalization: the integration and exclusion of people around the world into far-reaching networks of. Ideas/ideologies: this integration and/or exclusion is not even nor equitable, but it is pervasive and has profound effects on peoples" lives and livelihoods, historically produced and reproduced. World systems theory: eric wolf"s europe and the people without history . Emphasized crucial role that non european people played in production of these systems or resisting these systems.
