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Preamble

Globalization

By Lewis H. Lapham

Following the money across the globe and back in time.

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Evening Sounds, by Michael Chapman, 2018. © Michael Chapman, courtesy Arcadia Contemporary, Los Angeles.

Essay

A World Built on Sand and Oil

By Laleh Khalili

When natural resources become essential commodities.

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Essay

Timeless Life in the Grand Bazaar

By Suzy Hansen

The rise and fall of Turkey’s grand marketplace.

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Essay

Maken Engelond Gret Ayeyn

By Paul Strohm

How the contest between free trade and protectionism sparked fervor and unrest in medieval England.

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