Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xiii
4. Preface xvi
5. 1. Introduction: Geographical And Historical Background 1
6. 2. The world Economy At The Turn Of The First millennium 43
7. 3. World Trade 1000–1500: The Economic Consequences Of Genghis Khan 87
8. 4. World Trade 1500–1650: Old world Trade And New world Silver 143
9. 5. World Trade 1650–1780: The Age Of mercantilism 227
10. 6. Trade And The Industrial Revolution 311
11. 7. World Trade 1780–1914: The Great Specialization 365
12. 8. World Trade 1914–39: Deglobalization 429
13. 9. Reglobalization: The Late Twentieth Century in Historical Perspective 473
14. 10. Globalization at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century 527
15. Bibliography 547
16. Index 593