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Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade

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Paul Seabright explores the evolution of global trade in goods, people and ideas.

Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade: Omnibus

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Omnibus

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Paul Seabright presents the second part of his investigation into our trading past.

Paul Seabright presents part two of the omnibus edition of his series. Paul explores what happens when different trading cultures collide, and he salutes the shipping container.

Paul Seabright, economist and author, presents part two of the omnibus edition of his investigation into our trading past. Paul explores what happens when different trading cultures collide, he examines the role of slavery in the story of global trade, and he salutes the shipping container.

Producer: Chris Ledgard.

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