Global trade in the premodern world : thematic approaches to routes, realms, and networks

1. Verfasser: Smith, Richard L. (Richard Lee), 1945- , [VerfasserIn] , [http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut]
Smith, Edmond , [VerfasserIn] , [http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
ISBN: 9781003052890
1003052894
9781040362013
104036201X
9781040361979
1040361978
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Note on Writing - Edmond SmithIntroduction: A Book of Routes and RealmsTrade in Global HistoryScope and StructureChapter One: The Origins of TradeTrade and Human SocietyLong-Distance Trade in Prehistoric EurasiaCase Study: The Incense RoadCase Study: The Amber TrailsChapter Two: Trade Across the SteppePastoralists, Nomads and Steppe SocietyForms of ExchangeChapter Three: Controlling the Steppe FrontierStrategies for Border SecurityCrossing BordersCase Study: China's Border MarketsChapter Four: Travel and TransportMeasuring and MappingTraversing the LandTraversing the SeasChapter Five: Merchants and NetworksMaking Trade WorkRoutes and SystemsCase Study: The Trans-Saharan RouteChapter Six: Commodities of the Premodern WorldThe Premodern Market StallGlobal Commodities in Primary SourcesBibliographyIndex