A Splendid Exchange
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What’s it about?
A sweeping history revealing how trade—from prehistoric flint exchanges to modern global supply chains—has been the central engine of human progress, cultural exchange, and conflict.
You’ll learn
- Trade is a fundamental human instinct
- How trade spread ideas and disease
- The double-edged sword of commerce
- Lessons from history for today's economy