On June 23, 2016, British voters stunned many political observers (if not themselves) by voting to leave the European Union. To many outside observers, the …
Episode 81: The Trans-Pacific Silver Trade and Early-Modern Globalization
With the establishment of Manila as a Spanish trading port in 1571, one of the most important economic links in the early modern world was established. Spanish …
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Episode 79: Fishmeal—The Superfood That Never Was
After World War II, international aid and food agencies were looking for a way to fertilize land and quickly increase the nutritional value of crops around the …
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