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A splendid exchange : how trade shaped the world / William J. Bernstein.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780871139795
- ISBN: 0871139790
- Physical Description: x, 467 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press ; c2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-447) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | HF 352 .B473 2008 | 30536497 | General Collection | Available | - |
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