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1 Background
2 Origins
2.1 Influences and major thinkers
2.2 Dependency theory
2.3 Immanuel Wallerstein
2.4 Research questions
3 Characteristics
3.1 Core nations
3.2 Peripheral nations
3.3 Semiperipheral nations
3.4 External areas
4 Interpretation of world history
5 Criticisms
6 New developments
6.1 Time period
6.2 Current research
7 Related journals
8 See also
9 References
10 Further reading
11 External links