Part of the<i>Connections: Key Themes in World History</i>series,<b><i><b>Trade in World History</b></i></b>illustrates the patterns and impact of trans-continental and trans-oceanic trade from antiquity to the present through its examination of four commodities-spices, salt, sugar, and silk-and their production and long-distance trade.<b><i><b>Trade in World History</b></i></b>is the story of how trade served as an engine of cultural contact and exchange around the world and helped usher in modern globalization.