Preindustrial businesses: the time of the merchant -- The many paths to industrialization -- British and German businesses during industrialization -- Big and small businesses in industrializing America -- Japanese and Chinese businesses during industrialization -- American, British, and German...

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...

The swift and thorough privatization of eastern Germany did not emanate solely from the West German Federal Republic. This book explores actors from abroad – mainly from western Europe – in four functions: as investors, as advisors and capital providers, and as co-decisionmakers on...