This book asks two broad questions: how and by whom have the meanings of different terms used to describe, challenge and defend global trade politics been constructed? "A key message of this excellent contribution is that our understanding of world trade (politics) is not as straightforward as we would like it to be. By exploring the changing meaning of ten 'terms of trade' in seperate chapters, the authors show how we, as practicioners and scholars, employ language and mental concepts that, while helping us make sense of trade politics, similtanerously shape and limit our appreciation of social reality."Fabian Bohneberger,World Trade Review, 2019