Introduction -- Part I. Emerging Champion -- Chapter 1. Winning the Peace -- Chapter 2. British Trade Bank -- Chapter 3. Finance and Industry -- Chapter 4. Dash for Growth -- Part II. Merchant Adventurer -- Chapter 5. Russia -- Chapter 6. Turkey -- Chapter 7. Middle East -- Chapter 8....

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This fascinating study is the first detailed description of the ancient and enduring trade in beads that spans more than two millennia and once stretched from the Middle East to East Asia and affected areas as far apart as West Africa and the American Pacific coast. Beads are universal and among...

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