Immanuel Wallerstein
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Immanuel Wallerstein was an American sociologist and economic historian best known for developing world-systems theory, which analyzes global history and capitalism as an interconnected world economy.
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| Immanuel Wallerstein canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Immanuel Wallerstein Context triple: [Farrar, Straus and Giroux, hasPublished, Immanuel Wallerstein]
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Barrington Moore Jr.
Barrington Moore Jr. was an American political sociologist and historian best known for his comparative analysis of social origins of dictatorship and democracy and the role of class structures in political development.
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Karl Polanyi
Karl Polanyi was a Hungarian economic historian and social theorist best known for his influential work "The Great Transformation," which critiqued market liberalism and analyzed the social and political origins of modern capitalist economies.
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Marshall Sahlins
Marshall Sahlins was a prominent American cultural anthropologist known for his influential work on kinship, exchange, and the critique of economic and evolutionary theories in anthropology.
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Robert Heilbroner
Robert Heilbroner was an American economist and historian of economic thought best known for his influential book "The Worldly Philosophers," which surveys the lives and ideas of major economic thinkers.
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Albert O. Hirschman
Albert O. Hirschman was a prominent 20th-century economist and social scientist known for his influential work on development economics, political economy, and the dynamics of change in organizations and societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Immanuel Wallerstein Target entity description: Immanuel Wallerstein was an American sociologist and economic historian best known for developing world-systems theory, which analyzes global history and capitalism as an interconnected world economy.
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A.
Barrington Moore Jr.
Barrington Moore Jr. was an American political sociologist and historian best known for his comparative analysis of social origins of dictatorship and democracy and the role of class structures in political development.
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B.
Karl Polanyi
Karl Polanyi was a Hungarian economic historian and social theorist best known for his influential work "The Great Transformation," which critiqued market liberalism and analyzed the social and political origins of modern capitalist economies.
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C.
Marshall Sahlins
Marshall Sahlins was a prominent American cultural anthropologist known for his influential work on kinship, exchange, and the critique of economic and evolutionary theories in anthropology.
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D.
Robert Heilbroner
Robert Heilbroner was an American economist and historian of economic thought best known for his influential book "The Worldly Philosophers," which surveys the lives and ideas of major economic thinkers.
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E.
Albert O. Hirschman
Albert O. Hirschman was a prominent 20th-century economist and social scientist known for his influential work on development economics, political economy, and the dynamics of change in organizations and societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
economic historian
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human ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-09-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-08-31 ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in sociology ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Columbia University ⓘ |
| employer |
Binghamton University
NERFINISHED
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Fernand Braudel Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Wallerstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic history
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historical sociology ⓘ political economy ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| fullName | Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Immanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical sociologists
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world-systems theorists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Fernand Braudel
NERFINISHED
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Karl Marx ⓘ dependency theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of the modern world-system
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critique of capitalism ⓘ world-systems theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
capitalist world-economy
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core-periphery relations ⓘ global inequality ⓘ |
| memberOf | International Sociological Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | world-systems analysis ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
After Liberalism
NERFINISHED
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Historical Capitalism NERFINISHED ⓘ The Modern World-System NERFINISHED ⓘ World-Systems Analysis: Social Change and Modern World-System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Branford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Fernand Braudel Center
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President of the International Sociological Association NERFINISHED ⓘ Senior Research Scholar at Yale University ⓘ |
| residence | New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoryDeveloped | world-systems theory ⓘ |
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