Andre Gunder Frank was a path-breaking scholar in several disciplines over an illustrious and contentious 50-year career. First amongst his many important works is the book ReORIENT: Global Economy in the Asian Age, which sought to correct a Euro-centric world view of the development of the global political economy. Frank passed away in April 2005 while working on this new book, a sequel to ReORIENT. In this book Frank shows many of the myths of European industrialisation, hegemony and capitalism which have hidden the fact that Asia remained a serious power not just into the 18th century, as Frank himself argued in 1998, but well into the 19th century as well. When Frank passed away his colleagues rallied to finish this book and it is presented here as his final major statement.

Andre Gunder Frank was a path-breaking scholar in several disciplines over an illustrious and contentious 50-year career. Premier among his many important works is the book, "ReORIENT: Global Economy in the Asian Age," which sought to correct a Eurocentric worldview of the development of the global political economy. As Gunder Frank continued his research, he realized that many of the myths of European industrialization, hegemony, and capitalism hid the fact that Asia remained a serious power not just into the 18th century, as he argued in 1998, but well into the 19th century as well. Gunder Frank passed away in April 2005 while working on this new book, a sequel to "ReORIENT." His colleagues rallied to finish it and it is presented here as Andre Gunder Frank s final major statement. His prescience is remarkable today as we see the continuation of Asian influences and ascendancy."

Rethinking Global Political Economy contains incisive analysis of history, linguistics, class, culture, empirical data and normative concerns. This important volume presents innovative approaches to fundamental issues in global political economy. Together they provide multiple arguments and avenues for rethinking global political economy in a time of turmoil and system transformation. It will appeal to those interested in seeing new perspectives and healthy heterodoxy in the study of political economy.

Contents:
Introduction
1. New Odysseys in the Global Political Economy: Fundamentalist Contention and Economic Conflict Mary Ann Tétreault
2. Analytical Advances to Address New Dynamics V.Spike Peterson
3. Metageographical Moments: A Geohistorical interpretation of Embedded Statism and Globalization Peter J. Taylor
4. Creating Global Hegemony: Culture and the Market Barbara Jenkins
5. Globalization as Global History: Introducing a Dialectical Analysis Barry K. Gills
6. Mergers, Stagflation, and the Logic of Globalization Jonathan Nitzan
7. Global Dreams and Local Anger: From Structural to Acute Violence in a Globalizing World Peter Uvin
8. Globalization, "New" Trade Theory, and a Keynesian Reformist project Hartmut Elsenhans
9. Exploitation and Solidarity: Putting the Political Back into IPE Alejandro Colás
10. The Globalization of Human Affairs: A Reconsideration of Science, Political Economy, and World Order Clark Miller
11. Alternative Directions in the Study of the Global Political Economy Robert A. Denemark

This extraordinary book presents a refreshing and innovative overview of the changes to the global system over the last 5000 years. Featuring renowned contributors - each specialists in their field - this is the only volume to offer so c-oordinated a study of continuity and change in the global social, economic and political system. Key areas covered include:
· International Political Economy - Denemark
· Archaeology - Jonathan Freidman
· Economic development - Andre Gunder Frank
· History - George Modelski
· Sociology - Christopher Chase-Dunn


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No other volume offer so coordinated a picture of the issues of the prospects for the unified study of world system history. The kind of transdisciplinary cooperation needed to make sense of our complex world is made clear through the range of contributors' perspectives, Jonathan Freidman's archaeology to Andre Gunder Frank's economic development, George Modelski's history to Christopher Chase-Dunn's sociology. This extraordinary book shows that in order to understand contemporary issues we must study the long term history of the world system. It will be a vital overview of perspective on the history of the world system for all graduates and researcher in a variety of fields such as international political economy, world history and sociology.