
The Sassoon Family with Joseph Sassoon
Conversations in World History
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The Paradox of the Suez Canal
There is a paradox in the success, in the rise and the demise of the Suez Canal. The rise is because they understood what was happening worldwide in the markets,. In phenomenon such as free trade policy, the British Empire that was going from strength to strength. And then what happens when the Suez canal gets built? Does that help them? Does that hurt them?
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