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Author:

Garten, Jeffrey E., 1946- author.

Title:

From silk to silicon : the story of globalization through ten extraordinary lives / Jeffrey E. Garten.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Harperan imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xvi, 444 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Globalization--History.
International trade--History.
International economic relations--History.
International business enterprises--History.
Industrialists--Biography.
Civic leaders--Biography.
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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-421) and index.

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.

ISBN:

0062409972
9780062409973

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

HYAX325 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Estherville (Estherville)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)