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.