| Description |
xvi, 391 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The African beginning -- From camel commerce to e-commerce -- The world inside -- Preachers' world -- World in motion -- The imperial weave -- Globalization: from buzzword to curse -- Slaves, germs, and Trojan horses -- Who's afraid of globalization? -- The road ahead -- Chronology |
| Summary |
"In this book, Nayan Chanda follows the exploits of traders, preachers, adventurers, and warriors throughout history as they have shaped and reshaped the world. For Chanda, globalization is a process of ever-growing interconnectedness and interdependence that began thousands of years ago and continues to this day with increasing speed and ease. Chanda reviews and illustrates the economic and technological forces at play in globalization today and concludes with a discussion of how we can and should embrace an inevitably global world."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Social evolution.
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Commerce -- History.
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Intercultural communication -- History.
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Culture diffusion -- History.
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Globalization -- History.
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| LC no. |
2007000430 |
| ISBN |
9780300112016 clothbound alkaline paper |
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