Sat, 8 Aug 1998 21:48:05 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1998 21:48:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Diana C Gildea <dgildea@gladstone.uoregon.edu>
To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu
Subject: US history in world-systems perspective
Dear friends,

	I am teaching a survey course in Colonial American and early
national US history this Fall. I am organizing the course around two
themes: 1) the geopolitics and economics of the early modern
world-economy; and 2) the ways in which macro-level processes shaped and
were shaped by social conflict (esp. radical and revolutionary challenges
to the status quo) on a local level. In sum, I am trying to interconnect
the big picture of global capitalism with the rhythms and structures of
everyday life in a way that illustrates the agency of lower strata.
 	I am familiar with most published world-system studies of North
America (Agnew, Dunaway, Hall, Chase-Dunn's 1980 article, Tomich and
MicMichael on slavery, etc.) I'm especially interested in empirical
studies (published or unpublished). Although the survey course ends its
narrative around 1820, I'm interested in world-historical or comparative  
studies which address any period of US history.
	Please send replies to me directly. Once I get enough suggestions,
I'll forward the bib to the list. 
	In Solidarity,
		Jason W. Moore
		Board of History, UC Santa Cruz (on leave)
		Dept. of Social Sciences, Western Oregon University

Jason W. Moore and Diana C. Gildea
541-684-9671x