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Book Description

The book begins with a historical perspective of recorded trade. It then offers a deeper insight into the first global products, the infrastructures created to support the trade initiative and the development of financial instruments to further its growth. The cross collateral influences of religion and government on the global commercial landscape follows.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Abstract
  5. Content
  6. Prologue
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Part I Exchange: The Natural Social Imperative
  10. Chapter 1: Globalization Takes Root
  11. Chapter 2: Tracing the Roots of Globalization
  12. Part II Trade: A Historical Perspective
  13. Chapter 3: The Beginning of Recorded Trade
  14. Chapter 4: The Age of Exploration
  15. Part III: Building Blocks of Globalization
  16. Chapter 5: The First Global Products
  17. Chapter 6: Ancient Societal Infrastructures Originating in and Supporting Commercialism
  18. Chapter 7: Mediums of Exchange and Financial Instruments
  19. Part IV: Collateral Influences on Global Commercialization
  20. Chapter 8: Religion and the Exchange Process
  21. Chapter 9: The Influence of Government on Global Trade and Ancient Secular, Commercial, and Legal Regulations
  22. Notes
  23. References
  24. Index
  25. Adpage
  26. Back Cover
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