Pengarang: Carl Mosk

Revolutionized by the growing use of fossil fuels and electricity and the reduced costs of transportation and communications, international trade and migration has received an unprecedented boost in …

Revolutionized by the growing use of fossil fuels and electricity and the reduced costs of transportation and communications, international trade and migration has received an unprecedented boost in …

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 …

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 …

A detailed examination of the industrial development of Japan since the Meiji Restoration. …

A detailed examination of the industrial development of Japan since the Meiji Restoration. …

Purity condemns filth; piety disparages corruption. Amassing riches offered to a transcendental world, the priests of ancient faiths found themselves trapped in contradiction. By loaning out their re …

Purity condemns filth; piety disparages corruption. Amassing riches offered to a transcendental world, the priests of ancient faiths found themselves trapped in contradiction. By loaning out their re …

Mosk shows how population quality provides a key to understanding economic growth and social change in Japan. This title is part of UC Press’s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of …

Building on a theory of human intelligence, this book explores the importance of – and limits of – cost/benefit calculus (safety first in hostile environment), on the evolution of economic activity a …

This book presents three distinct approaches to understanding how and why Japan made the transition from a relatively low-income country mainly focused on agriculture to a high-income nation centered …