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A fun read!
By Thomas M. Martin - August 1, 2000Several years ago, a former student called on his history professors to write a short entertaining article in a magazine he had started for businessmen. This article became a regular feature in the magazine, and now these short stories - these vignettes - have been organized thematically into a book.*The World That Trade Created* proves that economic history need not be boring or dry. While the stories introduce readers to people, places, times, and events that put "globalization" into historical perspective, this is definitely not a textbook. Perhaps the highest compliment that I can offer is that it is more suited to the bedside table than the classroom. Pomeranz and Topik have assembled an entertaining and informative collage of historical snapshots centered more around oceans than continents, and (despite the 1400-Present subtitle) more upon the premodern and early modern trade than modern international trade. For the most part, this is a world in which... read more
Less informative than disorienting
By Ad?le - December 4, 2010I wanted to like this book. As you begin reading, Pomeranz and Topik seem to have good intentions, and indeed present interesting information throughout, but nevertheless their style is confusing and haphazard. Though they purport to organize by topic and chronologically, they barely manage the first and completely fail at the second. Of course, all of history and particularly economics overlaps to significant degrees, but this book only made a denser web of this inter-relatedness. The authors jump from topic to topic, and (very annoyingly) repeat concepts which they have already discussed once, twice, even three times in earlier sections. Partly illustrating the fact that no chronological order is followed is the note in the introduction that says the second section discusses "the role of violence in capital accumulation and market formation," and "Chapter 5 examines the role of transportation improvements in linking up distant markets and intensifying trade" (xiv). However,... read more
Somewhat Boring But Sometimes Useful
By William Alexander "Alexander, Shaun" - January 25, 2011I have to say I was just not impressed with this book. While it has the advantage of hitting all of the well-known accent notes starting from the early "imperial" and mercantile ages, the lack of sourcing was problematic, not to mention far too many factoids and toss off lines marring the chronology. In a strange way, I thought it was an attempt to merge the best of world history with the worst of Thomas Friedman.
For a student, the standard chronology is useful, but to wade through the asides requires, I think, some general foreknowledge of the major themes not everyone will possess although the chosen, illustrative vignettes are generally interesting. For the more academically minded, it's an often unsubstantiated and rather dull read I am not sure adds much to the continuing discussion of the the role of trade and commerce in shaping the modern world with a couple of exceptions, especially the inclusion of "narco-history" into the modern era, an uncomfortable subject... read more
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