Myths, State Expansion, and the Birth of Globalization [electronic resource] : A Comparative Perspective /
Carlson, J.author.
Many of the present problems of 'globalization' are mirrored in the historical expansion of the European state system. This title is a structured, comparative case study analysis of four regions and examines how these regions and their peoples were absorbed into the expanding European-centered state system from roughly the 1400s through to 1800.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Broadening and Deepening: Systemic Expansion, Incorporation, and the Zone of Ignorance; 2 New World Empires and Otters: The Scramble for Nootka Sound, the Northwest Passage, and the China Trade; 3 West Africa and the Rise of Asante: Rivers of Gold, a Short Route to China, and the Globalization of Labor; 4 Ethiopia and the Middle East: The Red Sea Trade, Prester John, and Christians in the Muslim World; 5 Japan and the Far East: Zipangu, Roofs of Silver, and the Lure of the Orient; Conclusion: Myths, Incorporation, and Systemic Expansion
NotesReferences; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Many of the present problems of 'globalization' are mirrored in the historical expansion of the European state system. This title is a structured, comparative case study analysis of four regions and examines how these regions and their peoples were absorbed into the expanding European-centered state system from roughly the 1400s through to 1800.
World politics.
International relations.
Political sociology.
Sociology.
Political science.
Globalization.
Political History.
International Relations.
Political Sociology.
Sociology, general.
Political Science.
Globalization.