Purity condemns filth; piety disparages corruption. Amassing riches offered to a transcendental world, the priests of ancient faiths found themselves trapped in contradiction. By loaning out their res
"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
Revolutionized by the growing use of fossil fuels and electricity and the reduced costs of transportation and communications, international trade and migration has received an unprecedented boost in r
This book explores economic development in East Asia between 1870 and 1953 in terms of escaping or succumbing to four interrelated traps: demographic; political; economic; and cultural. Demographic tr
Japanese Economic Development presents three distinct approaches to understanding how and why Japan made the transition from a relatively low-income country mainly focused on agriculture to a high-inc
Japanese Industrial History provides a detailed examination of the industrial development of the country since the Meiji Restoration (1868) and shows the extent to which Japan's own urbanization playe
Provides a detailed examination of the industrial development of Japan since the Meiji Restoration (1868) and shows the extent to which Japan's urbanization played a role in its overall economic devel
