{"product_id":"a-splendid-exchange-9780802144164","title":"A Splendid Exchange","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEconomist \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year exploring world trade from Mesopotamia in 3,000 BC to modern globalization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did trade evolve to the point where we don't think twice about biting into an apple from the other side of the world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Splendid Exchange\u003c\/i\u003e, William J. Bernstein, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of Plenty\u003c\/i\u003e, traces the story of global commerce from its prehistoric origins to the myriad controversies surrounding it today. Journey from ancient sailing ships carrying silk from China to Rome in the second century to the rise and fall of the Portuguese monopoly on 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernstein conveys trade and globalization not in political terms, but rather as an ever-evolving historical constant, like war or religion, that will continue to foster the growth of intellectual capital, shrink the world, and propel the trajectory of the human species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[An] entertaining and greatly enlightening book.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A work of which Adam Smith and Max Weber would have approved.\" —\u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Weaves] skillfully between rollicking adventures and scholarship.\" —Pietra Rivoli, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William J. Bernstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201888419958,"sku":"9780802144164","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_e911c650-6bee-4706-b5f3-2300a177b74d.jpg?v=1777755661","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/a-splendid-exchange-9780802144164","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}