false 2413423 8 <div>Adam Smith wrote that man has an intrinsic &#8220;propensity to truck, barter, and exchange one thing for another.&#8221; But how did trade evolve to the point where we don&#8217;t think twice about biting into an apple from the other side of the world? In this sweeping narrative history of world trade, William J. Bernstein tells the extraordinary story of global commerce from its prehistoric origins to the myriad controversies surrounding it today. He transports readers from ancient sailing ships that brought the silk trade from China to Rome in the second century to the rise and fall of the Portuguese monopoly in spices in the sixteenth; from the American trade battles of the early twentieth century to the modern era of televisions from Taiwan, lettuce from Mexico, and T-shirts from China. Lively, authoritative, and astonishing in scope, <i>A Splendid Exchange</i> is a riveting narrative that views trade and globalization not in political terms, but rather as an evolutionary process as old as war and religion--a historical constant--that will continue to foster the growth of intellectual capital, shrink the world, and propel the trajectory of the human species.</div> 2420600 11 4 2008 A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World from Prehistory to Today total:77|5:24|4:38|3:15|2:0|1:0| 77 317 195 28 5 0 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 06:31:23 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 06:31:42 -0800 2009
The appeal of this comprehensive history of world trade is rooted in its valuable information, thoughtful insights and brilliant writing. But, you’ll also be delighted with the fascinating, little-known details that financial theorist William J. Bernst...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 07:42:42 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 07:43:20 -0800 2009
The appeal of this comprehensive history of world trade is rooted in its valuable information, thoughtful insights and brilliant writing. But, you’ll also be delighted with the fascinating, little-known details that financial theorist William J. Bernst...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 08 18:16:50 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 18:16:50 -0800 2009 A Splendid Exchange was given a glowing NYT review by the same author who liked The Pursuit of Glory so much--more than sufficient recommendation for me.

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"Sometime around 1440, a Venetian merchant, Niccolo de Conti, journeyed to Rome to request an interview with Pope Eugenius IV. While traveling in the Orient, he had committed a grievous sin: captured and threatened with the death of hi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 21 15:45:32 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 24 10:44:39 -0800 2009
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Decades before the First World War, world trade had already reached a very inter-connected globalization, and as early as the time of East India Company, protectioni...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 18 19:53:06 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 17:59:00 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6744235