TY  - BOOK
AU  - Carlson, Jon D.,
TI  - Myths, state expansion, and the birth of globalization: a comparative perspective 
SN  - 9780230120884 (alk. paper)
AV  - JZ1316 .C37 2012
U1  - 320.1 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Nation-state and globalization
KW  - History
KW  - State, The
KW  - Imperialism
N1  - includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-232) and index; 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
ER  -