Open AccessIntroduction to Premodern Historical Systems: The Rise and Fall of States and Empires
Author(s) -
Christopher ChaseDunn
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of world-systems research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.219
H-Index - 2
ISSN - 1076-156X
DOI - 10.5195/jwsr.2004.285
Subject(s) - hegemony , scope (computer science) , empire , phenomenon , fall of man , history , state (computer science) , world system , state formation , economic geography , late 19th century , political economy , political science , geography , ancient history , sociology , period (music) , art , law , philosophy , politics , epistemology , computer science , aesthetics , algorithm , programming language
Here are three studies of the phenomenon of rise and fall in premodern historical systems. In the modern world-system an analogous process takes the form of the rise and fall of hegemonic core powers, and the arena of contention became global in scope during the 19th century (c.e.). The studies here are of three di?erent and largely separate regional world-systems during di?erent time periods. All three focus on state formation, empire building and collapse