The World That Trade Created: Society, Culture, and the World Economy, 1400 to the Present (Sources and Studies in World History Series)
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by Kenneth Pomeranz
The World That Trade Created: Society, Culture, and the World Economy, 1400 to the Present (Sources and Studies in World History Series) FROM THE PUBLISHER Authors Pomeranz and Topik offer unique and entertaining historical perspectives on the world economy, showing that much of twentieth-century "globalization" goes back centuries. Easily accessible to the general reader, these articles by two well-respected historians nonetheless touch on complex historical and contemporary issues. They are grouped in thematic chapters, each with an introduction drawing out some of the deeper implications for understanding how today's world economy came into being.
FROM THE CRITICS Booknews The two historians (U. of California-Irvine) offer an account of the creation of a world economy. After describing the world economy before European domination, they explore transplanting; specific commodities; global trade and local transformations; coffee's role; transportation revolutions; international standards; finance; industrialization and deindustrialization; religion; and violence, empire building, and nationalism. The essays began as a column in ; they extend to about the close of the 19th century. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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