World trade since 1431 : geography, technology, and capitalism / Peter J. Hugill.
World trade since 1431 : geography, technology, and capitalism / Peter J. Hugill.
World trade since 1431 : geography, technology, and capitalism / Peter J. Hugill.
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1993.
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N382.09/7
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English
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xxiii, 376 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Geographic Reality in the Development of Capitalism -- Ch. 2. Technology and Geography in the Elaboration of Capitalism -- Ch. 3. The Triumph of the Ship -- Ch. 4. The Problem of Overland Transportation: Canals, Rivers, and Railroads -- Ch. 5. The Return to Overland Route Flexibility: Bicycle...
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1993.
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Maryland
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c1993.
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It is precisely this interplay of technology and geography, argues Peter J. Hugill, that has guided the evolution of the modern global capitalistic system. Tracing the relationship between technology and economy over the past 550 years, Hugill finds that the nations that developed and marketed new technologies best were the nations that rose to wor...
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World trade since 1431 : geography, technology, and capitalism / Peter J. Hugill.
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"Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Harrisonburg, Virginia"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-352) and indexes.
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c1993.
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0801851262 (pbk.)
9780801842412 (acid-free paper)
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9780801851261 (pbk.)
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382.09
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