Episode 657: Leftist Theory in Crisis: Wallerstein’s Unfulfilled Transition

Listen to this episode from Diet Soap - a podcast on Spotify. In this episode of the CutroneZone, Chris and Doug revisit "The Age of Transition: Trajectories in the World-System" by Immanuel Wallerstein. They walk through Wallerstein’s forecasts for the year 2025 and examine where World Systems Theory succeeded, where it fell short, and what the failures tell us about the Left’s theoretical models.The Age of Transition by Immanuel Wallerstein: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1563245022Chris Cutrone’s Marxism and Politics: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1789047455Support Us on Patreon:https://patreon.com/dietsoap