{"product_id":"the-world-that-trade-created","title":"The World That Trade Created","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe World That Trade Created brings to life the history of trade and its actors. In a series of brief  highly readable vignettes  filled with insights and amazing facts about things we tend to take for granted  the authors uncover the deep historical roots of economic globalization. Covering over seven hundred years of history  this book  now in its fourth edition  takes the reader around the world from the history of the opium trade to pirates  to the building of corporations and migration to the New World. The chapters are grouped thematically  each featuring an introductory essay designed to synthesize and elaborate on key themes  both familiar and unfamiliar. It includes ten new essays  on topics ranging from the early modern ivory and slave trades across the Indian Ocean  to the ways in which the availability of new consumer goods helped change work habits in both Europe and East Asia  and from the history of chewing gum to that of rare earth metals. The introductory essays for each chapter  the overall introduction and epilogue  and several of the essays have also been revised and updated. The World That Trade Created continues to be a key resource for anyone teaching world history  world civilization  and the history of international trade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983920066613,"sku":"ByrdShop_1138680745","price":44.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781138680746.jpg?v=1770814041","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-world-that-trade-created","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}