Modern World (Part 1)
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World History [1]
Modern World Early Modern typified by creation and maintenance of a European dominated world trade system Modern World typified by industrialization (western dominated) Begin to get into a number of theories Involve nature of industrialization as far as social org. goes Immanuel Wallerstein ? world systems Core ? industrialized producer of manufactured goods intermediate ? semi-industrialized (industrializing) periphery ? producer of raw materials, non-industrialized modern alternative to Marxism Industrialization replacement of human and animal power with machines increased scale of production Preconditions Demographic Revolution ? increase in population sufficient to provide cheap labor supply 1740 ? population curve began to move upward 1%/annum