Bernstein, William J. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-447) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781843548034 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>International trade -- History.<br/>International economic relations -- History.<br/>International business enterprises -- History.<br/>Globalization -- History.<br/>International trade -- History. <br/>Globalization -- History. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>382.09  / BER 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>382.09  / BER [ Shelf 3 ]