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Giovanni Arrighi 1937-2009
Jun 24, 2009
We were saddened to learn that Giovanni Arrighi, professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University and one of our favorite anticapitalist theorists of the world-system, passed away on June 18th, after a year-long battle with cancer. We were privileged to work closely with Giovanni in recent years, especially during the symposium we helped organize around his last book, Adam Smith in Beijing. His rigorous and inventive work on the long-term dynamics of global capitalism remains a touchstone for many us in trying to come to grips with our current historical conjecture (especially as every new bit of financial news further confirms his theses about the decline of the hegemonic role of the US in the world system). We'll miss you, Giovanni.
Links:
Obituary by Steven Colatrella (Midnight Notes)
David Harvey interviews Giovanni Arrighi in New Left Review
May 2009 conference on the work of Giovanni Arrighi in Madrid
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