| Description |
x, 467 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [429]-447) and index |
| Subject |
Globalization -- History.
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International business enterprises -- History.
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International economic relations -- History.
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International trade -- History.
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| LC no. |
2008358012 |
| ISBN |
0871139790 |
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9780871139795 |
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