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A global history of trade and conflict since 1500

This book explains the causes and consequences of the intersection of two transformative global forces - trade and conflict - since 1500. The nine historical case studies - interspersed over 500 years and spanning the globe - make a major historical contribution to the enduring debate about whether...

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Group Author: Coppolaro, Lucia.; McKenzie, Francine.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Commerce > History.
Commerce > Social aspects > History.
War > Economic aspects > History.
International trade > Modern period, c 1500 onwards.
Peace studies & conflict resolution > Modern period, c 1500 onwards.
Industrialisation & industrial history > Modern period, c 1500 onwards.
General & world history > Modern period, c 1500 onwards.
Economics.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137326836
Summary: This book explains the causes and consequences of the intersection of two transformative global forces - trade and conflict - since 1500. The nine historical case studies - interspersed over 500 years and spanning the globe - make a major historical contribution to the enduring debate about whether trade makes peace more likely.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137326829.
Carrier Form: 272 p. : 8 graphs, 23.
ISBN: 9781137326836 :
1137326832 :
CLC: F749
Contents: Acknowledgements List of Figures List of Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction: The Intersection of Trade and Conflict Since 1500-- Francine McKenzie 1. Trade and Conflict in the South China Sea: Portugal and China, 1514-1523-- Timothy Brook 2. Portuguese Resilience in Global Trade: Military Motivation and Institutional Adaptation in the 16th and 17th Century Cape Route-- Leonor Freire Costa 3. An Explosion of Violence: How the Haitian Revolution Rearranged the Trade Patterns of the Western Hemisphere-- Steven Topik 4. Lifting the Continental Blockade: Britain, Portugal and Brazilian Trade in the Global Context of the Napoleonic Wars-- Jose Luis Cardoso 5. Retreating from Globalisation: Britain and the Renewal of Imperial Trade Between the Two World Wars-- Tim Rooth 6. Trade and Conflict in the Rhetoric of Winston Churchill-- Richard Toye 7. War, Revolution and the Great Depression in the Global Wheat Trade, 1917-1939-- Gregory P. Marchildon 8. Trading Blocs and Trading Blows: GATT's Conflictual Path to Trade Liberalisation, 1947-1967-- Lucia Coppolaro and Francine McKenzie 9. Nixon's War with the International Economy-- Thomas W. Zeiler Conclusion: Dismissing the Kantian View of Trade and Peace-- Renato G. Flores Jr. Bibliography.

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