{"product_id":"the-center-of-the-world","title":"The Center of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis sweeping history reorients our understanding of the Middle East, placing the Gulf at the heart of globalized trade and cross-cultural encounters.and World history began in the Persian Gulf. The ancient port cities that dotted its coastlines created the first global seaboard, a place from where faiths and cultures from around the world set sail and made contact. More than a history,and The Center of the Worldand shows us that contradictions that define our modern age have always been present.and For over four thousand years, the Gulf-sometimes called the Persian Gulf, sometimes the Arabian Gulf-has been a global crossroads while managing to avoid control by the world's greatest empires. In its history, we see a world of rapid change, fluctuating centers of trade, a dependency on uncertain global markets, and intense cross-cultural encounters that hold a mirror to the contemporary world. Focusing each chapter on a different port around the Gulf,and The Center of the Worldand shows how the people of the Gulf adapted to larger changes in world history, creating a system of free trade, merchant rule, and commerce that continues to define the region today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen James Fromherz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44214170845244,"sku":"9780520398559","price":7465.5,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/9780520398559_201.jpg?v=1776720886","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/the-center-of-the-world","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}