Immanuel Wallerstein books in order
American sociologist and economic historian
- Lived
- 1930–2019
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 27
- Series
- 1
Immanuel Wallerstein published 22 non-fiction books and 5 other books, beginning with The Uncertainties of Knowledge (Politics, History, and Social Change) (2003). The series is The Modern World-System (3 books, starting with The Modern World-System I: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century).
Updated September 2026
The Modern World-System books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Modern World-System I: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century (1974) · 2 The Modern World-System II: Mercantilism and the Consolidation of the European World-Economy, 1600-1750 (1980) · 3 The Modern World-System III: The Second Era of Great Expansion of the Capitalist World-Economy, 1730-1840s (1989)
- 1.
The Modern World-System I: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century (1974)
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The Modern World-System II: Mercantilism and the Consolidation of the European World-Economy, 1600-1750 (1980)
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The Modern World-System III: The Second Era of Great Expansion of the Capitalist World-Economy, 1730-1840s (1989)
Where to start with Immanuel Wallerstein
Start here
The Uncertainties of Knowledge (Politics, History, and Social Change)
Immanuel Wallerstein's most-read book.
Non-fiction in order
Africa, the Politics of Independence (1961)
The Modern World System (1974)
World Inequality (1975)
The Capitalist World-economy (1979)
Historical Capitalism (1983)
The Politics of the World-economy (1984)
Africa and the Modern World (1986)
Geopolitics and Geoculture (1991)
Race, Nation, Class (1991)
Unthinking Social Science (1991)
Historical Capitalism With Capitalist Civilization (1996)
Open the Social Sciences (1996)
Mentoring, Methods, and Movements (1998)
The Essential Wallerstein (2000)
The Decline of American Power (2003)
The Uncertainties of Knowledge (Politics, History, and Social Change) (2003)
Overcoming the Two Cultures (2004)
World-Systems Analysis (2004)
European Universalism (2005)
Other books in order
Social Change (1966)
Africa, the Politics of Unity (1967)
The University Crisis Reader (1971)
After Liberalism (1995)
Modern World-System in the Longue Duree (2015)
About Immanuel Wallerstein
Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein was an American sociologist and economic historian. He is perhaps best known for his development in sociology of world-systems approach. He was a Senior Research Scholar at Yale University from 2000 until his death in 2019, and published bimonthly syndicated commentaries through Agence Global on world affairs from October 1998 to July 2019.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Immanuel Wallerstein FAQ
- How many books has Immanuel Wallerstein written?
- Immanuel Wallerstein published 22 non-fiction books and 5 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Immanuel Wallerstein's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start The Modern World-System with The Modern World-System I: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Immanuel Wallerstein's last book?
- European Universalism (2005).
- What is Immanuel Wallerstein's most famous book?
- The Uncertainties of Knowledge (Politics, History, and Social Change) (2003) is Immanuel Wallerstein's most widely read book.
- Are Immanuel Wallerstein's books connected?
- 3 books belong to 1 series (The Modern World-System); the other 24 books stand alone.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.