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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 September 2018

Pim de Zwart  and
Jan Luiten van Zanden
Pim de Zwart
Affiliation:
Wageningen Universiteit, The Netherlands
Jan Luiten van Zanden
Affiliation:
Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
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The Origins of Globalization
World Trade in the Making of the Global Economy, 1500-1800
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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  • Introduction
  • Pim de Zwart, Wageningen Universiteit, The Netherlands, Jan Luiten van Zanden, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Book: The Origins of Globalization
  • Online publication: 29 September 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108551410.001
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  • Introduction
  • Pim de Zwart, Wageningen Universiteit, The Netherlands, Jan Luiten van Zanden, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Book: The Origins of Globalization
  • Online publication: 29 September 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108551410.001
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  • Introduction
  • Pim de Zwart, Wageningen Universiteit, The Netherlands, Jan Luiten van Zanden, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Book: The Origins of Globalization
  • Online publication: 29 September 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108551410.001
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