The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets

by Keith Roberts

Book Overview

To understand business and its political, cultural, and economic context, it helps to view it historically, yet most business histories look no further back than the nineteenth century. The full sweep of business history actually begins much earlier, with the initial cities of Mesopotamia. In the first book to describe and explain these origins, Roberts depicts the society of ancient traders and consumers, tracing the roots of modern business and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231153260
• ISBN13: 9780231153263
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Columbia Business School Publishing
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher