World trade since 1431 : geography, technology, and capitalism

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World trade since 1431 : geography, technology, and capitalism

Peter J. Hugill

Johns Hopkins University Press, c1993

  • : pbk

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"Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Harrisonburg, Virginia"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-352) and indexes

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ISBN 9780801842412

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In 1431, the Portuguese navigator Velho set sail into the Atlantic, establishing a trade route to the Azores and marking the beginning of commerce with the West as we know it today. Equipped with reliable maps and instruments for open-ocean navigation and highly seaworthy, three-masted, cannon-armed ships, Portugal soon dominated the Atlantic trade routes - until the diffusion of Portuguese technologies to wealthier polities made Holland the eventual successor, owing to its geographic position and its immense commercial fleet. It is precisely this interplay of technology and geography, argues Peter J. Hugill, that has guided the evolution of the modern global capitalistic system. Tracing the relationship between technology and economy over the past 550 years, Hugill finds that the nations that developed and marketed new technologies best were the nations that rose to world power, while those that held onto outdated technologies fell behind. Moreover, he argues, major changes in transportation and communication technologies actually constituted the moments of transformation from one world economy to another; the ramifications of technological change consistently influenced all aspects of the capitalist world system, including economic development, geopolitical strategy and world system hegemony. Finally, Hugill applies the same analysis to project the future of the transnational global system we have today.
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: pbk ISBN 9780801851261

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Equipped with reliable maps and instruments for open-ocean navigation and highly seaworthy, three-masted, cannon-armed ships, Portugal dominated the Atlantic trade routes-until the diffusion of Portuguese technologies to wealthier polities made Holland the eventual successor, owing to its geographic position and its immense commercial fleet. It is precisely this interplay of technology and geography, argues Peter J. Hugill, that has guided the evolution of the modern global capitalistic system. Tracing the relationship between technology and economy over the past 550 years, Hugill finds that the nations that developed and marketed new technologies best were the nations that rose to world power, while those that held onto outdated technologies fell behind. Moreover, he argues, major changes in transportation and communication technologies actually constituted the moments of transformation from one world economy to another.

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List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Geographic Reality in the Development of Capitalism Chapter 2. Technology and Geography in the Elaboration of Capitalism Chapter 3. The Triumph of the Ship Chapter 4. The Problem of Overland Transportation: Canals, Rivers, and Railroads Chapter 5. The Return to Overland Route Flexibility: Bicycles, Cars, Trucks, and Busses Chapter 6. Aviation and the First Global System Chapter 7. World System Theory and Geographic Reality References World Maps General Index Index of Proper Names

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