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Bernstein, William J.
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International trade -- History.
International economic relations -- History.
International business enterprises -- History.
Globalization -- History.
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A splendid exchange ...
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A splendid exchange : how trade shaped the world / William J. Bernstein.
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Bernstein, William J.
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2008.
Subjects
International trade -- History.
International economic relations -- History.
International business enterprises -- History.
Globalization -- History.
ISBN:
9780871139795 :
0871139790
Description:
x, 467 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
Contents:
Sumer -- The straits of trade -- Camels, perfumes, and prophets -- The Baghdad-Canton express -- The taste of trade and the captives of trade -- The disease of trade -- Da Gama's urge -- A world encompassed -- The coming of corporations -- Transplants -- The triumph and tragedy of free trade -- What Henry Bessemer wrought -- Collapse -- The Battle of Seattle.
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Traces the evolution of international trade, from ancient Mesopotamia to today's global marketplace, exploring the influence of commerce on agriculture, technology, politics, and civilization as a whole.
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Hawaii State Library
Business, Science & Technology
382.09 Be
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382.09 Be
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