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9780131900073
Part of the Connections: Key Themes in World Historyseries, Trade in World Historyillustrates the patterns and impact of trans-continental and trans-oceanic trade from antiquity to the present through its examination of four commodities-spices, salt, sugar, and silk-and their production and long-distance trade. Trade in World Historyis the story of how trade served as an engine of cultural contact and exchange around the world and helped usher in modern globalization.Gilbert, Erik is the author of 'Trade Tastes Commodity and Culture Exchange to 1750', published 2005 under ISBN 9780131900073 and ISBN 0131900072.
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