Critical analysis of the world-system theory of Wallerstein in the book "How the West came to rule: the geopolitical origin of capitalism"

The issue of the emergence and development of the existing capitalist system is once again becoming significant in the eyes of researchers of many social sciences. Numerous re-readings of classics of various para-digmsare found in academic and popular literature. The analysis of modern neo-Marxist trends studying the history of international relations becomes an important part of the book «How the West Came to Rule: The Geopolitical Origins of Capitalism». In the article we consider a fragment of the work devoted to the criticism of the world-system approach of Wallerstein.