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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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. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137326829. |
Carrier Form: | 272 p. : 8 graphs, 23. |
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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. |