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Article: World Trade Since 1431: Geography, Technology, and Capitalism.
- Article from:
- The Geographical Review
- Article date:
- April 1, 1994
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This book is about frontiers and the evolution of the present-day global capitalistic system. Peter J. Hugill has produced a well-written, comprehensive tome in which he argues quite convincingly that the capitalist system has moved through a number of transformations, each of which has been shaped, in large part, by a series of technological breakthroughs. Over time, these cyclical developments in technology have enabled various peoples and nations to manipulate the environment, thereby expanding the geographical frontiers of production, trade, and geopolitical influence. Hugill's intent is to describe these frontiers of evolutionary change and to develop the central theme ...