ABSTRACT

In a series of brief vignettes the authors bring to life international trade and its actors, and also demonstrate that economic activity cannot be divorced from social and cultural contexts. In the process they make clear that the seemingly modern concept of economic globalisation has deep historical roots.

chapter 1|46 pages

The Making of Market Conventions

chapter 2|32 pages

The Tactics of Transport

chapter 3|27 pages

The Economic Culture of Drugs

chapter 4|44 pages

Transplanting: Commodities in World Trade

chapter 5|41 pages

The Economics of Violence

chapter 6|51 pages

Making Modern Markets