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050			_a382.09 _bBER
082			_a382.09 _bBER [ Shelf 3 ]
100			_aBernstein, William J.
245		2	_aA splendid exchange : _bhow trade shaped the world / _cWilliam J. Bernstein.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aLondon : _bAtlantic Books, _cc2008.
300			_ax, 467 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill., maps ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [429]-447) and index.
505			_aSumer -- 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.
520			_aTraces 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.
650			_aInternational trade _x History.
650			_aInternational economic relations _x History.
650			_aInternational business enterprises _x History.
650			_aGlobalization _x History.
650			_aInternational trade _x History. _2 sears
650			_aGlobalization _x History. _2 sears
991			_aVIRTUA40
991			_aVTLSSORT0080*0200*0500*0820*1000*2450*2500*2600*3000*5040*5050*5200*6500*6501*6502*6503*6504*6505*9992
909			_a2044
999			_c1984 _d1984