1688 : A Global History
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ISBN: 1862074828 / Publisher: Granta Books, January 2002
A history of the world in 1688, from Japan and Indonesia to the London of William III and the Versai...
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A history of the world in 1688, from Japan and Indonesia to the London of William III and the Versailles of Louis XIV. It is a sweeping narrative of different cultures being drawn together by the pull of trade and violence: a world where spices, silver and slaves made fortunes and ruined lives.
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