A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World

from multiplexer

A dense but compulsively readable survey of world trade for the last 1000 years. Wished it would have delved into some topics deeper - sugar and coffee to pick two - and almost no historical developments in finance but excellent for exactly what it is. Recommended.

from lovestodance123

Today's world trade network is very complex and affects every individual's life. In “A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World”, William J. Bernstein makes the case that globalization is not new and has in fact played an important part in the world's development throughout the ages. Bernste...

from Popup-ch

It's a very thorough look at how our world has been shaped by international trade, both intentionally (such as the creation of fashion by the East India Company in the 18th century, to increase the demand for its Indian cotton) to the unintentional (such as the Plague of Justinian, brought to the...

from Popup-ch

It's a very thorough look at how our world has been shaped by international trade, both intentionally (such as the creation of fashion by the East India Company in the 18th century, to increase the demand for its Indian cotton) to the unintentional (such as the Plague of Justinian, brought to the...

from stalbot12211

This is a first rate book, not just about trade, but how we interact in life and commerce. It brought to life why the greeks developed sea power, why spices were important to Portugal, and why trade is the lifelines of culture.