World-systems theory:
* The Modern World-System I: Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century (1974): His groundbreaking work that introduced the world-systems theory.
* The Modern World-System II: Mercantilism and the Consolidation of the European World-Economy, 1600-1750 (1980): The second volume exploring the historical evolution of the world-system.
* The Modern World-System III: The Second Great Expansion of the Capitalist World-Economy, 1750-1850 (1989): Continuing the historical narrative of the world-system.
* The Modern World-System IV: Centrist Liberalism Triumphant, 1789-1848 (2011): Analyzing the role of liberal ideology in the world-system.
Other notable works:
* Geopolitics and Geoculture: Essays on the Changing World-System (1991): Exploring the interplay of geopolitics and culture.
* Unthinking Social Science: The Limits of Nineteenth-Century Paradigms (1991): Critiquing traditional social science approaches.
* After Liberalism (1995): Analyzing the limitations of liberalism in a changing world.
* Open the Social Sciences: Report of the Gulbenkian Commission on the Restructuring of the Social Sciences (1996): A significant report advocating for a more interdisciplinary approach to social science.
* The End of the World As We Know It: Social Science for the Twenty-First Century (1999): Discussing the need for a new approach to social science.
* American Power and the New World Order (2000): Analyzing the role of American power in the world.
* Understanding the World-System (2004): A concise overview of world-systems theory.
These are just a few examples of Immanuel Wallerstein's extensive and influential body of work. His writings have significantly impacted the fields of sociology, history, and political science, offering a comprehensive and critical analysis of global power dynamics and social change.