Wallerstein, Immanuel Maurice, 1930-....

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Educator, sociologist.

From the description of Reminiscences of Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86131468

From the description of Reminiscences of Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86100430

Immanuel Wallerstein was born on September 28, 1930, in New York City. He received a B.A. (1951), M.A. (1954), and Ph.D. (1959) from Columbia University. Wallerstein occupied positions in the sociology departments of Columbia University (1958-1971), McGill University (1971-1976), Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (1975-1976, 1980-1981, 1983-1995), and Binghamton University (SUNY) (1976-1999, emeritus). In 2000 he joined Yale University as senior research scholar. He served as president of the African Studies Association (1973-1974), president of the International Sociological Association (1994-1998), and chair of the international Gulbenkian Commission on the Restructuring of the Social Sciences (1993-1995). He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Wallerstein has written extensively on African topics and issues.

From the guide to the Immanuel Wallerstein collection of African liberation movement posters, 1960-1990, (Manuscripts and Archives)

Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein was born on September 28, 1930, in New York City. He received a B.A. (1951), M.A. (1954) , and Ph.D. (1959) from Columbia University. Wallerstein occupied positions in the sociology departments of Columbia University (1958-1971), McGill University (1971-1976), Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (1975-1976, 1980-1981, 1983-1995), and Binghamton University (SUNY) (1976-1999, emeritus). In 2000 he joined Yale University as senior research scholar and is emeritus faculty (2005-2006). He served as chair of the International Gulbenkian Commission on the Restructuring of the Social Sciences (1993-1995) and is the former president of the International Sociological Association (1994-1998). Wallerstein has written extensively on African topics and issues.

From the description of Immanuel Wallerstein collection of African liberation movement posters, [196-]-[199-] (inclusive), 1964-1984 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702179184

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associatedWith Association of Concerned Africa Scholars. corporateBody
associatedWith Columbia University corporateBody
associatedWith Crane, Andrew, person
associatedWith di Mauro, Chester, person
correspondedWith Fischer, Ruth, 1895- person
associatedWith Friedman, Robert, person
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Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Africa
Angola
Guinea-Bissau
Africa
South Africa
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Students
National liberation movements
Sociologists
Student movements
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Birth 1930-09-28

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