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Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade Series 1 Episodes

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  1. Age of Anxiety

    10/10 Paul Seabright discusses why globalization makes people anxious about trade.

  2. Slavery

    9/10 Paul Seabright examines the role of slave labour in the expansion of global trade.

  3. The Box

    8/10 Paul Seabright explains why the shipping container was such a revolutionary invention.

  4. When Cultures Collide

    7/10 When civilizations meet, trade has a major part to play. Paul Seabright investigates.

  5. The Black Death

    6/10 Paul Seabright investigates the links between trade and disease.

  6. Fair Exchange

    5/10 Consumer protectors or greedy monopolists? Paul Seabright explores the role of the guilds.

  7. Distance Matters

    4/10 Paul Seabright investigates what distance does to our willingness to trade.

  8. Trade and War

    3/10 Paul Seabright discusses the history of trade and violence.

  9. Early Exchanges

    2/10 Paul Seabright's exploration of our trading past: what human childcare teaches us.

  10. Cafe Talk

    1/10 Paul Seabright's exploration of our trading past: Adam Smith and World War I