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03101aam a2200433Ii 4500 001 11CC6F6E817F11E79428AD3997128E48 003 SILO 005 20170815010034 008 160819s2017 nyuab b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0062409980 020 $a 9780062409980 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d OCLCQ $d COD $d SILO 100 1 $a Garten, Jeffrey E., $d 1946- $e author 245 10 $a From silk to silicon : $b the story of globalization through ten extraordinary lives / $c Jeffrey E. Garten 250 $a First Harper paperback edition 264 1 $a New York : $b Harper, $c 2017 300 $a xxxii, 444 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 21 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-421) and index 505 0 $a 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) -- Mayer 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 520 $a The story of globalization, the most powerful force in history, as told through the life and times of ten people who changed the world by their singular, spectacular accomplishments. This is the first book to look at the history of globalization through the lens of individuals who did something transformative, as opposed to describing globalization through trends, policies, or particular industries. From Silk to Silicon tells the story of who these men and women were, what they did, how they did it and how their achievements continue to shape our world today 600 00 $a Genghis Khan, $d 1162-1227 $x Influence 600 00 $a Henry, $c Infante of Portugal, $d 1394-1460 $x Influence 600 10 $a Clive, Robert Clive, $c Baron, $d 1725-1774 $x Influence 600 10 $a Rothschild, Meyer Amschel, $d 1744-1812 $x Influence 600 10 $a Field, Cyrus W. $q (Cyrus West), $d 1819-1892 $x Influence 600 10 $a Rockefeller, John D. $q (John Davison), $d 1839-1937 $x Influence 600 10 $a Monnet, Jean, $d 1888-1979 $x Influence 600 10 $a Thatcher, Margaret $x Influence 600 10 $a Grove, Andrew S. $x Influence 600 10 $a Deng, Xiaoping, $d 1904-1997 $x Influence 650 0 $a Globalization $x History 650 0 $a International trade $x History 650 0 $a International economic relations $x History 650 0 $a International business enterprises $x History 650 0 $a Industrialists $v Biography 650 0 $a Civic leaders $v Biography 941 $a 1 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722054346.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=11CC6F6E817F11E79428AD3997128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search