What if the most powerful weapons in history were not missiles or armies-but import taxes?In this riveting and timely renowned economic historian Elias Mandebo pulls back the curtain on the hidden forces that shaped empires, sparked revolutions, and continue to define today's geopolitical fault lines: tariffs and trade wars.From the silk roads of ancient empires to the modern front lines of U.S.-China tech disputes, Tariffs and Trade Wars Unveiled is a sweeping exploration of how economic borders have always shaped real-world power. It's a journey through forgotten policy battles, economic collapse, and trade-fueled conflict-with lessons that matter now more than ever.What You'll Discover Inside: How protectionist policies fueled the rise of global empires

The true causes and consequences of the Smoot-Hawley Act and the Great Depression

Why Cold War trade was a weapon as strategic as nuclear arms

A deep dive into the U.S.-China trade war, the steel tariff of 2002, and tech-era tariffs

The emergence of climate tariffs, digital protectionism, and the future of trade in an AI-driven worldWho really pays in a trade war-and why "saving jobs" may be an economic illusion
Whether you're a policymaker, historian, student, or curious citizen, this book will change how you see economics-not as a neutral science, but as a battlefield of ideas, wealth, and sovereignty.Trade isn't just policy. It's power.
And this is its untold story.