 | Nationalism and Economic Development in Modern Eurasia Subjects: Area Studies; Economics Finance Business & Industry; Humanities; Politics & International Relations; Asian Studies; Economics; History; Political Philosophy; Political Economy; Economic History; Nationalism; Asian Studies (General); 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 role in the spread of the nation-state system. It is based on qualitative and quantitative evidence over the period 1600 to 2000 for seven countries - Great Britain, France, Germany, Yugoslavia, the United States, Japan and China Carl Mosk is Professor of Economics at the University of Victoria, Canada. |
