Tracing the Roots of Globalization and Business Principles, Second Edition

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