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Indlæser... Cross-Cultural Trade in World Historyaf Philip D. Curtin
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. The title is like a brick to the face. It describes the contents in an almost painfully blunt and direct way. This book doesn't attempt to touch on all instances of cross-cultural trade in world history, so several large and important trades are mostly left out, such as the silk road. But that's a good thing, as the book instead sets out to describe all the myriad forms that cross-cultural trade has taken though out history. I didn't expect it, but was happy to find myself learning about the role of Armenians in land based trade in the era of the great trade companies, a whole lot about Africa, and perhaps my favorite, the Bugis of Southeast Asia. I could imagine that someone who doesn't find the idea of cross-cultural trade in world history all that incredibly exciting in and of itself might find this book to be a little dry. The title really is as blunt as a brick to the face. Cross-cultural trade in world history is what you get, nothing more, nothing less. But that's exactly what I wanted, I loved this book. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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A single theme is pursued in this book - the trade between peoples of differing cultures through world history. Extending from the ancient world to the coming of the commercial revolution, Professor Curtin's discussion encompasses a broad and diverse group of trading relationships. Drawing on insights from economic history and anthropology, Professor Curtin has attempted to move beyond a Europe-centred view of history, to one that can help us understand the entire range of societies in the human past. Examples have been chosen that illustrate the greatest variety of trading relationships between cultures. The opening chapters look at Africa, while subsequent chapters treat the ancient world, the Mediterranean trade with China, the Asian trade in the east, and European entry into the trade with maritime Asia, the Armenian trade carriers of the seventeenth century, and the North American fur trade. Wide-ranging in its concern and the fruit of exhaustive research, the book is nevertheless written so as to be accessible and stimulating to the specialist and the student alike. No library descriptions found. |
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