Introduction : geographical and historical background -- The world economy at the turn of the first millennium -- World … trade 1000-1500 : the economic consequences of Genghis Khan -- World Trade 1500-1650 : old world trade and new world silver … -- World trade 1650-1780 : the age of mercantilism -- Trade and the industrial revolution -- World trade 1780-1914 : the great …

"The Origins of Globalization: For better or for worse, in recent times the rapid growth of international economic … or malignant effects differed by region; but the world economy as we now know it originated in these changes in the early … -- The "age of commerce" in Southeast Asia -- East Asia and the limits of globalization -- Europe and the spoils of …

Das Buch erfasst in Grundzügen die Geschichte der Weltwirtschaft von der Kreuzzugszeit bis zur "globalisierten …

during the last millennium. It emphasizes the two-way interaction between trade and geopolitics, and the importance of such … interactions for world economic development …