Of course not. The sticks were about trade, not conquest.
On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 07:29:13PM -0400, Louis Proyect wrote: > > But surely this would have not gotten far in trade with India or > China in the 17th century, right? I doubt that the Mughals would have > had much use for a stick of squared hazel-wood. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
