{"product_id":"trade-world-the-ties-that-bound-our-past-and-could-unravel-our-future-paperback","title":"Trade World: The Ties That Bound Our Past and Could Unravel Our Future (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author\nof Material World, a story that will take you from ancient civilizations,\nempire and globalisation through to the most influential geopolitical issue of\nour times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe story of trade is the story of humanity. From the copper\nin Mesopotamian ploughs to the silicon atoms within the chip inside your\nsmartphone, intricate global trading networks have evolved over millennia to\nfulfil the distinctly human desire to buy and sell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eToday, the volume of trade bestriding the planet is\nunprecedented. Yet, as fractures in the global order emerge – from an era of\nglobalisation and untrammelled flows of goods and money to a new world of\nrestrictions, intervention and, possibly, war – understanding this fundamental\nshift to the dominant economic consensus is more important than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEd Conway tells this extraordinary story through these three\ncommonplace products – bread, cloth and cars. With a compelling blend of\neconomic history and first-hand access to key figures and institutions, he\ntakes us from policy treaties to ground level to show us the people who make,\nship and sometimes smuggle the products we buy on a daily basis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDiscover the hidden, shifting trade world behind everything\nyou see around you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Conway\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and broadcaster. He is the\nEconomics and Data Editor of Sky News and a regular columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003eand\n\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won numerous awards for his journalism and his book\n\u003ci\u003eMaterial World\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and nominated for\nmultiple prizes and books-of-the-year lists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46150661963983,"sku":"9780753562284","price":36.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_685f94b2-1a56-4710-8525-6b6a213feaf7.jpg?v=1790126750","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/trade-world-the-ties-that-bound-our-past-and-could-unravel-our-future-paperback","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}