From silk to silicon : the story of globalization through ten extraordinary lives / Jeffrey E. Garten
- Author:
- Garten, Jeffrey E., 1946-
- Published:
- New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2016
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 444 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- 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(s):
- 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
- Industrialists—Biography
- Civic leaders—Biography
- Globalization—History
- International trade—History
- International economic relations—History
- International business enterprises—History
- ISBN:
- 9780062409973 (hardcover)
0062409972 (hardcover) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-421) and index.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 2015
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