Nations and Capital : The Missing Link in Global Expansion (Hardcover)

Introduction PART ONE: NATIONS AS NATIONALISM Chapter I How to Define the Self-Defined? Chapter II Take-It-For-Granted The Pre-History of the Word 'Natio' in Latin 'Nation' in English 'Nation' in French 'Nation' in German The Emergence of the Discourse Chapter III Givens and Adaptables Homogenisation Mobilisation Around the Concept Chapter IV The Ideal of Permanence, the Reality of Randomness Boundaries and Borders The Discourse vs. Social Phenomenon Mobility and Mobilisation Chapter V Reactive or Active? Liberal or Illiberal? PART TWO: NO CAPITALISM WITHOUT NATIONALISM Chapter VI Why Capitalism? Embedded and Dislodged Chapter VII The State in Capitalism The Nation-State as a Geopolitical Advice Chapter VIII Anti-Systemic or Pro-Systemic? Chapter IX Nations and Nationalism in the 21st Century Nationalism Reinvented Conclusion