Title From silk to silicon : the story of globalization through ten extraordinary lives / Jeffrey E. Garten.

Publication Info.	New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
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Edition	First edition.
Description	xvi, 444 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-421) and index.
Contents	Genghis Khan : the accidental empire builder (1162-1227) -- Prince Henry : the explorer who made a science of discovery (1394-1460) -- Robert Clive : the rogue who captured India for the British Empire (1725-1774) -- Meyer Amschel Rothschild : the godfather of global banking (1744-1812) -- Cyrus Field : the tycoon who wired the Atlantic (1819-1892) -- John D. Rockefeller : the titan who built the energy industry and also launched global philanthropy (1839-1937) -- Jean Monnet : the diplomat who reinvented Europe (1888-1979) -- Margaret Thatcher : the iron lady who revived free markets (1925-2013) -- Andrew Grove : the man behind the third industrial revolution (1936-present) -- Deng Xiaoping : the pragmatist who relaunched China (1904-1997) -- The best is yet to come.
Subject	Globalization -- History.
	International trade -- History.
	International economic relations -- History.
	International business enterprises -- History.
	Industrialists -- Biography.
	Civic leaders -- Biography.
	Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 -- Influence.
	Henry, Infante of Portugal, 1394-1460 -- Influence.
	Clive, Robert Clive, Baron, 1725-1774 -- Influence.
	Rothschild, Meyer Amschel, 1744-1812 -- Influence.
	Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892 -- Influence.
	Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937 -- Influence.
	Monnet, Jean, 1888-1979 -- Influence.
	Thatcher, Margaret -- Influence.
	Grove, Andrew S. -- Influence.
	Deng, Xiaoping, 1904-1997 -- Influence.
ISBN	9780062409973 (hardcover) : $29.99
	0062409972 (hardcover)

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