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”,
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”,

)