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A Splendid Exchange charts the slow but transformative expansion of international trade, beginning with the earliest Mesopotamian markets and moving through successive epochs to the complex global economy of today. The book demonstrates how commercial flows have influenced the development of agriculture, the spread of technology, the rise and fall of political entities, and the broader contours of human civilization. By weaving together economic, cultural, and technological threads, it provides a nuanced portrait of the forces that have made international trade a central driver of global history.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: William J. Bernstein
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