{"product_id":"world-trade-since-1431-9780801851261","title":"World Trade Since 1431","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoreover, he argues, major changes in transportation and communication technologies actually constituted the moments of transformation from one world economy to another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA magnificent work, Braudelian in its conception, scope, and attention to detail... A delight. Progress in Human Geography. A first-rate historical study in the genre of world history... Combines geography with the social sciences in skillful fashion. It is lucidly written and will appeal to the specialist and general reader. Virginia Quarterly Review Hugill provides a refreshingly long historical sweep in arguing that transportation technologies have been the key to success in world trade... A wealth of historical and technicaldetail. Geonomics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Geographic Reality in the Development of Capitalism\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Technology and Geography in the Elaboration of Capitalism\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. The Triumph of the Ship\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. The Problem of Overland Transportation: Canals, Rivers, and Railroads\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. The Return to Overland Route Flexibility: Bicycles, Cars, Trucks, and Busses \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Aviation and the First Global System\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. World System Theory and Geographic Reality\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eWorld Maps\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Index\u003cbr\u003eIndex of Proper Names\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527610016087,"sku":"9780801851261","price":37.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801851261.jpg?v=1731868532","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/world-trade-since-1431-9780801851261","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}