Many of the present problems of ‘globalization’ are mirrored in the historical expansion of the European state system. This title is a structured, comparative case study analysis of four regions and examines how these regions and their peoples were absorbed into the expanding European-centered state system from roughly the 1400s through to 1800.
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Broadening and Deepening: Systemic Expansion, Incorporation and the Zone of Ignorance New World Empires and Otters: The Scramble for Nootka Sound, the Northwest Passage, and the China Trade West Africa and the Rise of Asante: Rivers of Gold, a Short Route to China, and the Globalization of Labor Ethiopia and the Middle East: The Red Sea Trade, Prester John and Christians in the Muslim World Japan and the Far East: Zipangu, Roofs of Silver and the Lure of the Orient Conclusion: Myths, Incorporation & Systemic Expansion
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JON CARLSON Lecturer at the University of California, USA.
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