A Splendid Exchange

Version: Unabridged
Author: William J. Bernstein
Narrator: Mel Foster
Genres: History, World
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published In: April 2008
# of Units: 14 CDs
Length: 16 hours
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Overview

A sweeping narrative history of world trade---from Sumer in 3000 BC to the firestorm over globalization today---that brilliantly explores trade's colorful and contentious past and provides fresh insights into social, political, cultural, and economic history, as well as a timely assessment of trade's future.

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A Splendid Exchange

by Connie
  • Book Rating: 5/5

Broad Sweep

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 5/5

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Reviews (2)

A Splendid Exchange

Written by Connie on March 10th, 2013

  • Book Rating: 5/5

I can't imagine all the research that must have taken place to write the breath and depth of this book. I had no idea that trading and commerce between different people's took place so long ago. Very, very interesting historical information that brings you right up to today. If you like history, you'll like this book, and the narrator did a great job.

Broad Sweep

Written by Anonymous on February 1st, 2011

  • Book Rating: 5/5

The author's presentation of the socio-economic evolution of those countries on the Indian Ocean and later the Atlantic is comprehensive on its subject and while it does not contradict the established history taught in this country, it certainly fills in some of the gaps western christian historians might see as less than ideal.

Selected Reviews

A Splendid Exchange

by Connie
  • Book Rating: 5/5

Broad Sweep

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 5/5

More...

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Author Details

Author Details

Bernstein, William J.

William Bernstein, Ph.D., M.D. (North Bend, OR) founded the popular website efficientfrontier.com. A practicing neurologist and the author of "The Intelligent Asset Allocator "and "The Four Pillars of Investing," Dr. Bernstein has an intensely loyal following of readers as well as an extensive network of media contacts. He is often quoted in "The Wall Street Journal "and is a frequent guest columnist for "Morningstar,"