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100 1  Bernstein, William J 
245 12 A splendid exchange :|bhow trade shaped the world /
       |cWilliam J. Bernstein 
250    1st ed 
260    New York :|bAtlantic Monthly Press ;|a[Berkeley, Calif.?] 
       :|bDistributed by Publishers Group West,|cc2008 
300    x, 467 p. :|bill., maps ;|c24 cm 
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-447) and 
       index 
505 0  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 
520    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 
590    EAS: YW 
650  0 International trade|xHistory 
650  0 International economic relations|xHistory 
650  0 International business enterprises|xHistory 
650  0 Globalization|xHistory