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In the thirteenth century the Mongols created a vast transcontinental empire that transported skilled artisans from one cultural zone to another. Among those transported were Muslim textile workers, resettled in China, w… More >>
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Commodity and Exchange in the Mongol Empire: A Cultural History of Islamic Textiles (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)
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Gifts and Commodities: Exchange and Western Capitalism Since 1700 (Material Cultures)
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Gifts and Commodities looks at the rise of consumer society in Britain and in the United States. James G. Carrier investigates the ways that people think about and relate to objects in 20th century culture, how those rel… More >>Gifts and Commodities: Exchange and Western Capitalism Since 1700 (Material Cultures)
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Trading Tastes: Commodity and Cultural Exchange to 1750
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Part of the Connections: Key Themes in World History series, Trade in World History illustrates the patterns and impact of trans-continental and trans-oceanic trade from antiquity to the present through its… More >>