''A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped The World'' (London: Atlantic Books, 2008) is a book by American author
William Bernstein.
Summary
The book describes the history of
world trade in detail. The author begins from
Mesopotamian times and then describes the exploits of
Vasco da Gama
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Da Gama's first voyage (1497–1499) was the first to link ...
.
Reception
It has been reviewed by ''
The Guardian
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The Economist
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''.
See also
* ''
The Birth of Plenty''
References
External links
Official WebsiteGoogle Books*
2008 non-fiction books
Books about economic history
English-language non-fiction books
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