A Splendid Exchange
How Trade Shaped the World
by William J. Bernstein
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“@zachcoelius I highly recommend Americana. It’s enlightening. And tells US history through capitalism. And then this book Splendid Exchange does a great job of the same though globally. Changed so much about my understanding of the world | Recently enjoyed reading Americana by @bhu_srinivasan ... Any other favorite books on economic history Three more favorites: Birth of Plenty/Splendid Exchange by Bernstein Empire of Wealth by Gordon Ascent of Money by Ferguson”
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Finance, and History.
Acclaimed by readers and critics around the globe, A Splendid Exchange is a sweeping narrative history of world tradefrom Mesopotamia in 3000 B.C. to the firestorm over globalization todaythat brilliantly explores trade's colorful and contentious past and provides new insights into its future....
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“@zachcoelius I highly recommend Americana. It’s enlightening. And tells US history through capitalism. And then this book Splendid Exchange does a great job of the same though globally. Changed so much about my understanding of the world | Recently enjoyed reading Americana by @bhu_srinivasan ... Any other favorite books on economic history Three more favorites: Birth of Plenty/Splendid Exchange by Bernstein Empire of Wealth by Gordon Ascent of Money by Ferguson”
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