Early Modern Imperialism and the World System
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"...Latin America [was] the classic peripheral societies. They have coercive labor systems; slavery. They produce raw materials or commodities for export – precious metals; agriculture. They have weak local governments. They cannot interfere or actively participate in these coercive labor systems. Again, peripheral societies tended to look after the interest of the core, not the interest of their own people. ..."
Key Terms
- World System
- Core Societies
- Peripheral Societies
- External Societies
- Imperialism
Guided Viewing Questions
- How does Wallerstein’s World System Theory explain the relationship between regions in the global economic system? In what ways does it establish a hierarchy?
- What is the role of peripheral societies in the World System? How is that facilitated by imperialism?What societies made up the core in this new World System? Who made up the periphery?
- Why do critics suggest that the World System theory is Eurocentric?
- What was the impact of early modern imperialism and the establishment of the Atlantic World on China?