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Immanuel Wallerstein
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Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (1930–2019) was an American economist, economic historian, historian, and political scientist. Born in New York City, he earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Columbia University under doctoral advisor Robert Staughton Lynd. He served as a full professor at Binghamton University, Columbia University, McGill University, and Yale University. His fields of work included sociology, historical sociology, world economy, and the history of economic thought.
Wallerstein spoke French and English. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Phi Beta Kappa Society. His notable works include *La gauche globale*, *Despues del Liberalismo*, *Welt-System-Analyse*, *Uncertain worlds*, and *Le capitalisme a-t-il un avenir ?*. He had doctoral students Georgi Derluguian and Beverly J. Silver. He died in Branford on August 31, 2019.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1930
- Died
- August 31, 2019
- Works
- 193
Top works
- La gauche globale
- Despues del Liberalismo
- Welt-System-Analyse
- Uncertain worlds
- Le capitalisme a-t-il un avenir ?
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1930-09-28 ) September 28, 1930, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- August 31, 2019 (2019-08-31) (aged 88), Branford, Connecticut , U.S.
- Known for
- World-systems theory
- Spouse
- Beatrice Friedman
- Children
- Katharine Wallerstein, Robert Morgenstern, Susan Morgenstern
- Alma mater
- Columbia University (BA: 1951, MA: 1954, PhD: 1959)
- Thesis
- The Emergence of Two West African Nations: Ghana and the Ivory Coast (1959)
- Doctoral advisor
- Hans L Zetterberg [ sv ] , Robert Staughton Lynd
- Discipline
- Sociologist , Historian
- Sub discipline
- Historical sociology , Comparative sociology , World-systems theory
- Institutions
- Columbia University , McGill University , Binghamton 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maurice
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Branford
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Columbia University
- Employer
- Yale University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Robert Staughton Lynd
- Field of work
- African studies
- Official website
- www.iwallerstein.com
- Image
- Immanuel-wallerstein-dunya-sistemleri-teorisi-12386090 o.jpg
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- Immanuel Wallerstein
- date of birth
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- Phi Beta Kappa Society
- birth name
- Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein
- date of death
- 2019-08-31
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- Immanuel Wallerstein
- professorship
- full professor
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Encyclopedic overview
Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (/ˈwɔːlərstiːn/ also /ˈwɔːlərstaɪn/; 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. 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.
He was the 13th president of International Sociological Association (1994–1998).
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