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This book advances a new theory of why nationalism emerged in the modern world. In particular it explains why nationalism and economic development are closely linked, and why warfare plays a crucial role in the spread of the nation-state system. It is based on qualitative and quantitative...
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and Europe, using Japan's Tokugawa era (1603-1868) as a benchmark from which to consider public goods provision in Prussia …. Such an approach allows us to mediate comparisons made directly between China and Europe and to avoid taking England as the …
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comparing those cases with others from Europe and China's economic history. The contributors focus on three areas of inquiry …Scholarly discussions on economic development in history, specifically those linked to industrialization or modern …" in early modern economies from the perspective of Japanese socioeconomic history during Tokugawa era (1603-1868), and by …
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Steel and silk -- Silk in Roman society -- The Chinese empire and the Xiongnu -- The discovery of the west -- Securing the silk routes -- The Kushan empire -- The Sogdian intermediaries -- Caspian routes and the Crimea -- Black Sea voyages -- The Sarmatians -- The Parthian empire -- Parthia and...
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Introduction: Economic Statecraft Revisited 1. - 1. Countering the China Embargo and the Origins of the PRC's Economic Statecraft, 1949-1955 21. - 2. Seeking Soviet Aid While Resisting Moscow's Influence, 1953-1963 59. - 3. Transforming Economic Diplomacy While Aiding African and Asian...
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This volume is a collection of papers on money, currency and economic history.0Money and currency have always been used … regions from Europe to China. These regions were able to trade despite having different cultures, religions, traditions … research.0The aim of this book is to contribute to a diachronic and general analysis of monetary history, as many volumes …
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