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The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets
Keith Roberts
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Description for The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets
Paperback. Series: Columbia Business School Publishing. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 illus., 16 tables. BIC Classification: KCZ; KFF; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
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 underscoring the relationship between early and modern business practice. Roberts's narrative begins before business, which he defines as selling to voluntary buyers at a profit. Before business, he shows, the ... Read more
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 underscoring the relationship between early and modern business practice. Roberts's narrative begins before business, which he defines as selling to voluntary buyers at a profit. Before business, he shows, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
Series
Columbia Business School Publishing
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231153270
SKU
V9780231153270
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About Keith Roberts
Keith Roberts is a graduate of Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and the Harvard Business School's Program in Venture Capital. He has served as president of the Preservation Group, a San Francisco-based real estate firm; Roberts Proprietaries, Inc., a manufacturing and distribution company; and other firms. He is an arbitrator for the Financial Industries Regulatory Authority and in the New ... Read more
Reviews for The Origins of Business, Money, and Markets
Keith Roberts knows his history and is highly informed on the nature of today's comparable instruments and institutions. By placing his story within changing political, social, and cultural settings and by presenting it in a fascinating, well-written way unencumbered by technical jargon, he opens a new field in the discipline of business history.
Alfred D. Chandler, emeritus, Harvard Business ... Read more
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