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From Silk to Silicon

From Silk to Silicon

By Jeffrey E. Garten

The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives. Harper, 2016.

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A brief summary of From Silk to Silicon

A research-driven book focused on the lives of ten influential men and women and the effect they had on globalization, their common traits, and where globalization might take us in the future.

Key insights in From Silk to Silicon

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What do you get from this book? A glimpse at the development of globalization and who influenced it through time
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Globalization has impacted societies worldwide with its spread of industry across cultures
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Genghis Khan established laws, trade, and religious freedom, ushering in the first golden age of globalization
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Prince Henry built a maritime empire in Portugal, where none existed previously
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Robert Clive rose from a poor, low-level worker to commander-in-chief of the East India Company
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Mayer Rothschild rose to fame as the Jewish banker responsible for starting the global financial market
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Cyrus Field laid the first transatlantic cable and changed communications forever
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John D. Rockefeller changed the world by establishing the Standard Oil Company and donating money to charitable causes
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Jean Monnet never held office, but he’s considered by many to be the man who unified Europe
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Margaret Thatcher strengthened globalization through free trade while furthering inequality between classes
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Andrew Grove launched Intel to success and began a technological revolution
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Deng Xiaoping took control of China in 1978 and undid previous policies that opened it to the global marketplace
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Selected critiques in brief
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Who should read From Silk to Silicon

Politicians • entrepreneurs • business owners • economists • historians • anyone with an interest in globalization

About the author of From Silk to Silicon

Jeffrey Garten has devoted his professional life to educating others on the global economy. From 1996–2005, he served as Dean at the Yale School of Management, continuing as a professor after his term ended. Garten has held positions in several presidential administrations, including Clinton, Ford, and Nixon. He is a contributor to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

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Jeffrey E. Garten

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