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From Silk to Silicon - The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives (Paperback)
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From Silk to Silicon - The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives (Paperback)
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List price R625
Loot Price R513
Discovery Miles 5 130
You Save R112 (18%)
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Globalisation often seems to be an impersonal and abstract
phenomenon. Whether in everyday culture or matters of policy, its
force has been experienced as something at once general and
monolithic. By contrast, From Silk to Siliconis the first book to
tell the history of globalisation through the lens of the people
who shaped it. Taking ten extraordinary individuals, this book
examines what these men and women did, how they did it, and how
their combined will and vision continue to influence our world
today. Drawing together their various stories, Jeffrey E. Garten
finds the common links between these figures. Placing the
individual at the forefront of history, Garten explores some
critical issues, including: How does the growing power of
international trade affect nations' sovereignty? How much influence
can any one person have in transforming our society? He argues
that, in our increasingly globalised world, our progress and growth
will come to be guided by many more such leaders and innovators.
From Silk to Silicon presents a future full of human possibility.
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