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First movers of globalisation: 10 people who made the world smaller

A thought-provoking even if debatable analysis of the story of globalisation

From Silk to Silicon
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Rajiv Shirali
From Silk to Silicon
The Story of GlobaliZation Through Ten Extraordinary Lives
Author: Jeffrey E Garten
Publisher: Tranquebar Press
Pages: 434
Price: Rs 699
 
Jeffrey E Garten makes it clear at the outset that his is not just another book on globalisation — it looks at the phenomenon “through the lens of a small number of people whose heroic deeds gave it a gigantic boost.” Other authors, he says, have looked at trade, international industries and specific events such as financial meltdowns; he has chosen to focus on “ten people who made the world smaller and more interconnected”,