GIOVANNI ARRIGHI is Professor of Sociology at John Hopkins University, USA. His books include The Long Twentieth Century, and his work has appeared in many publications, including New Left Review.
A vivid, fact-filled expose of the cyclical monetary forces that surge through human society. * Observer Review * The Long Twentieth Century has the grandeur of a sprawling epic and the schematic grace of a Richard Neutra blueprint ... It is the single most useful text on offer for anyone who wants to narrate the story of world capitalism-from its nascent form on the rim of the Mediterranean to the current reach of the United States' empire, and beyond. * Los Angeles Review of Books * Made no concrete prediction, but nevertheless interpreted the rising power of Wall Street since the 1970s as a symptom of imminent US decline, followed perhaps by an era of Chinese global leadership. -- William Davies * New Statesman * This book is one of the most comprehensive presentations concerning the history of capitalism from early modern times up to the present. -- Joseph Vogl * Shepherd.com *