A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World

A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World

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William J. Bernstein
William J. Bernstein
2008 • 384 pages

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This book tells the story of global commerce from its prehistorical origins to the myriad controversies surrounding it today

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Pretty good at some spots, but overall not a very rigorous work of history because the author insists on descending into polemic tirades against unions, Democrats, muslims, and anyone else that doesn't fit into a neoclassical conservative worldview

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