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001			ASIN0230120881
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008			131212s2011 xxu eng d
020			_a0230120881 (hardcover) _c$90.00
020			_a9780230120884 (hardcover)
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050	0	4	_aJZ1316
082	0	4	_a320.1 _bCAR 2012
100	1		_aCarlson, Jon D.
245	1	0	_aMyths, state expansion, and the birth of globalization : _ba comparative perspective / _cJon D. Carlson.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bPalgrave Macmillan, _c2011.
300			_a252 p. ; _c22 cm.
520			_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.
650		0	_aImperialism
650		0	_aNation-state and globalization
650		0	_aState, The
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0230120881/chopaconline-20
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