Myths, State Expansion, and the Birth of Globalization

JON CARLSON Lecturer at the University of California, USA.

Broadening and Deepening: Systemic Expansion, Incorporation and the Zone of Ignorance  New World Empires and Otters: The Scramble for Nootka Sound, the Northwest Passage, and the China Trade  West Africa and the Rise of Asante: Rivers of Gold, a Short Route to China, and the Globalization of Labor  Ethiopia and the Middle East: The Red Sea Trade, Prester John and Christians in the Muslim World  Japan and the Far East: Zipangu, Roofs of Silver and the Lure of the Orient  Conclusion: Myths, Incorporation & Systemic Expansion