Immanuel Wallerstein's world-systems theory can help to better understand and describe
developments of the 21st century. The contributors address the possibilities to reread
Wallerstein's theoretical thoughts and ideas that are related to different disciplines in the
humanities and social sciences. The presented interdisciplinary approach of this anthology
thereby intends to highlight the broader value of Wallerstein's ideas even almost five decades
after the famous sociologist and economic historian first expressed them.
