-- 4. Lessons from the history of Imperial China -- 5. Advantages of centralized and decentralized rule in Japan -- 6 … European history. By contrast, China, India and the Islamic Middle East are regarded as inherently imperial and overcentralised … decentralised rule or inter state competition. The same is true for Japan. If the Hume-Kant hypothesis is correct, it should also …

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- I. The Rise and Development of the Modern Cotton Industry in Japan … Development of the Modern Cotton Industry in India -- IV. A History of the Cotton Trade Between India and Japan -- V. The … Beginning and Growth of the Modern Cotton Industry in China -- VI. A History of the Cotton Trade Between the United States and …

about, and practice of, international relations and world order from premodern India, China and the Islamic world. This …