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Tracing the Roots of Globalization and Business Principles, Second Edition by Lawrence A. Beer

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Contents

Prologue

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I Exchange: The Natural Social Imperative
Chapter 1 Globalization Takes Root
Chapter 2 Tracing the Roots of Globalization
Part II Trade: A Historical Perspective
Chapter 3 The Beginning of Recorded Trade
Chapter 4 The Age of Exploration
Part III Building Blocks of Globalization
Chapter 5 The First Global Products
Chapter 6 Ancient Societal Infrastructures Originating in and Supporting Commercialism
Chapter 7 Mediums of Exchange and Financial Instruments
Part IV Collateral Influences on Global Commercialization
Chapter 8 Religion and the Exchange Process
Chapter 9 The Influence of Government on Global Trade and Ancient Secular, Commercial, and Legal Regulations

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