What's new about globalisation?

In 1330, a deadly disease began to spread around Asia and most of Europe. After its beginning in China, it was quickly spread by trade boats and movement of people and goods from one place to another. The bubonic plague has been blamed for the deaths of a third of the population of Europe at the time, and it is an early example of globalisation. The trade links between countries, and increasing ease of travel made …

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