01424nam a2200229 a 4500001001500000005001700015008004100032020003500073020003000108040000600138050001100144082002000155100002000175245010700195260004100302300002100343520068200364650001601046650003501062650001501097856008201112ASIN023012088120170105102926.0131212s2011    xxu                 eng d  a0230120881 (hardcover)c$90.00  a9780230120884 (hardcover)  a004aJZ131604a320.1bCAR 20121 aCarlson, Jon D.10aMyths, state expansion, and the birth of globalization :ba comparative perspective /cJon D. Carlson.  a[S.l.] :bPalgrave Macmillan,c2011.  a252 p. ;c22 cm.  aMyths 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. 0aImperialism 0aNation-state and globalization 0aState, The403Amazon.comuhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0230120881/chopaconline-20