Previous ed.: London: Verso, 1994.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-404) and index.

Hegemony, capitalism, and territorialism -- The origins of the modern interstate system -- British hegemony and free-trade imperia lism -- US hegemony and the rise of the free enterprise system -- Towards a new research agenda -- The antecedents of systemic cycles of accumulation -- The genesis of high finance -- The first (Genoese) systemic cycle of accumulation -- The second (Dutch) systemic cycle of accumulation -- The dialectic of state and capital -- The third (British) systemic cycle of accumulation -- The dialectic of capitalism and territorialism -- The d ialectic of capitalism and territorialism (continued) -- Reprise and preview -- The dialectic of market and plan -- The fourth (US) systemic cycle of accumulation -- The dynamics of global cri sis.