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...

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on contributors -- Gerald D. Feldman : an appreciation / Jeffrey Fear, Glasgow University -- Starting from scratch? : the beginnings of Banca Commerciale Italiana 1893-1894 / Peter Hertner, Marthin Luther University Halle Wittenberg -- Jewish financiers in...