Myths, state expansion, and the birt...
Carlson, Jon D., (1969-)

 

  • Myths, state expansion, and the birth of globalization[electronic resource] :a comparative perspective /
  • 紀錄類型: 書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
    杜威分類號: 320.1
    書名/作者: Myths, state expansion, and the birth of globalization : a comparative perspective // Jon D. Carlson.
    作者: Carlson, Jon D.,
    出版者: New York : : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2012.
    面頁冊數: 1 online resource (xi, 239 p.) : : ill.
    標題: Nation-state and globalization - History.
    標題: State, The - History.
    標題: Imperialism - History.
    標題: Globalisierung.
    標題: Imperialismus.
    標題: Internationales politisches System.
    標題: Europa.
    ISBN: 9781137010452 (electronic bk.)
    ISBN: 1137010452 (electronic bk.)
    ISBN: 0230120881
    ISBN: 9780230120884
    書目註: Includes bibliographical references and index.
    內容註: Broadening and deepening: systemic expansion, incorporation and the zone of ignorance -- New world empires & otters: the scramble for Nootka Sound, the Northwest Passage, and the China trade -- West Africa & the rise of Asante: rivers of gold, a short route to China, and the globalization of labor -- Ethiopia & the Middle East: the Red Sea trade, Prester John and Christians in the Muslim world -- Japan & the Far East: Zipangu, roofs of silver and the lure of the Orient -- Conclusion: myths, incorporation & systemic expansion.
    摘要、提要註: Myths are important, yet overlooked. Myths, dreams, desires and false information prime the pump of imperial expansion, which explains how new regions of the world get absorbed into the expanding world system. This book explores the role that information plays in the expansion of the state system. High risk, high return behavior subsidizes later "rational" strategies. The Northwest Passage, Prester John, West African rivers of gold, and Marco Polo’s silver-roofed land of Zipangu all provide examples. Not merely an artifact of history, accurate information acquisition and dissemination continues to be relevant, as myths still drive markets and political decision-making.
    電子資源: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
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