Nationalism and Economic Development in Modern Eurasia

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 ΓÇô Great Britain, France, Germany, Yugoslavia, the United States, Japan and China