Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- ONE: The Size of States -- TWO: The Rise of the East -- THREE: The Decline and Resurgence of the West -- FOUR: The Unification of the United States and the Integration of the West -- FIVE: The Trauma of Power Transition -- SIX: Market Clusters Augment Size --...

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