BOOK REVIEW: Far from God, Close to the Center: Historical Sociology of Peripheral Capitalism in Mexico and Turkey

Abstract

Ertan Erol's book, Far from God, Close to the Center: Historical Sociology of Peripheral Capitalism in Mexico and Turkey, accomplishes this difficult task by blending a superior academic accumulation with a fluent language. In the author's own words, the book "tries to reveal the unique socioeconomic conditions of the process from Mexico and Turkey's integration into capitalism as two social spaces located on the periphery of the international division of labor, to their sub-imperialist positions they are located in today" (p. 1).

Keywords

Historical Sociology, International Relations, Capitalism, Mexico, Turkey

Citation

Görkem Altınörs, Book Review: “Ertan Erol, Far from God, Close to the Center: Historical Sociology of Peripheral Capitalism in Mexico and Turkey, Istanbul, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Publications, 2020”, International Relations, Volume 18, Issue 69, 2021, pp. 135-137.

Affiliations

• Görkem ALTINÖRS, Assistant Professor, Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Department of Political Science and Public Administration