2026/03/13 by Alka Raman · 1 voice
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Historical Economic and Social Studies #History, Culture, and Diplomacy #Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations
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openalex publication_date 2026/03/13 · openalex created_date 2026/03/17 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
This introduction presents the second volume of New Perspectives in Global Economic His-tory, shifting the analytical focus from the trade connections explored in Volume I to uneven patterns of economic development around the world. It argues that historically global forces were invariably refracted through specific local lineages. The four contributions to this issue examine migration in extraterritorial Shanghai, remittance flows from emigrants who settled in the Americas from Spain, Ottoman poor relief, and US sovereign debt diplomacy. Togeth-er, these studies show that economic history becomes global not only when it traces interna-tional flows, but also when it connects transnational dynamics with local spaces. The broader contribution of the volume is to recast familiar topics as mutually constitutive dimensions of the global political economy.