A splendid exchange : how trade shaped the world /
Bernstein, William J.
A splendid exchange : how trade shaped the world / William J. Bernstein. - 1st ed. - London : Atlantic Books, c2008. - x, 467 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-447) and index.
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.
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.
9781843548034
International trade -- History.
International economic relations -- History.
International business enterprises -- History.
Globalization -- History.
International trade -- History.
Globalization -- History.
382.09 / BER
382.09 / BER [ Shelf 3 ]
A splendid exchange : how trade shaped the world / William J. Bernstein. - 1st ed. - London : Atlantic Books, c2008. - x, 467 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-447) and index.
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.
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.
9781843548034
International trade -- History.
International economic relations -- History.
International business enterprises -- History.
Globalization -- History.
International trade -- History.
Globalization -- History.
382.09 / BER
382.09 / BER [ Shelf 3 ]