The pitfalls of realist analysis of global capitalism: A critique of ellen meiksins wood's empire of capital

Historical Materialism

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 71-93

  Robinson, William I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Global Capitalism; Globalisation; Imperialism; Nation State; Realism; Transnational; Us Hegemony; Us Intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148869459     PISSN: 14654466     EISSN: 1569206X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156920607X225889     Document Type: Article

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