In recent times, the rapid growth of international economic exchange has changed our lives. But when did this process of globalization begin? Pim de Zwart and Jan Luiten van Zanden show that it began in the early modern era, as the effects of global trade shaped demographic, economic, social and political developments worldwide.
In recent times, the rapid growth of international economic exchange has changed our lives. But when did this process of globalization begin? Pim de Zwart and Jan Luiten van Zanden show that it began in the early modern era, as the effects of global trade shaped demographic, economic, social and political developments worldwide.
Pim de Zwart is Assistant Professor of Rural and Environmental History at Wageningen University in The Netherlands. His publications include the book, Globalization and the Colonial Origins of the Great Divergence (2016). He was awarded the Thirsk-Feinstein Prize by the Economic History Society in 2016.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction 2. Global connections: ships, commodities and people 3. Consequences of conquest in Latin America 4. Africa and the slave trades 5. Export-led development in North America 6. Global trade and economic decline in South Asia 7. The 'age of commerce' in Southeast Asia 8. East Asia and the limits of globalization 9. Europe and the spoils of globalization 10. Conclusion.
1. Introduction 2. Global connections: ships, commodities and people 3. Consequences of conquest in Latin America 4. Africa and the slave trades 5. Export-led development in North America 6. Global trade and economic decline in South Asia 7. The 'age of commerce' in Southeast Asia 8. East Asia and the limits of globalization 9. Europe and the spoils of globalization 10. Conclusion.
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