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My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode Island.

In our high-tech capitalist moment, everything seems so instantaneous and ethereal,

but in reality, today's world system relies on an absolutely massive quantity of finished goods,

parts, and commodities being transported by ship across the oceans, and seas, and through

straits, golfs, and canals. Lala Khalili analyzes that entire system and the prime place of maritime

trade within it by focusing on the Arabian Peninsula, and how a long colonial history helped make

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