Paths to Power
A History of International TradeBy Mário Ferreira
Length6h 9m
About this audiobook
This book offers a comprehensive journey through the history of international trade, from humanity's earliest exchanges to the complex system of today's global economy. It reveals how commercial transactions shaped civilizations, drove innovations, fostered empires, and ultimately built the interconnected world we live in.
The work invites readers to explore ancient trade routes, discover the Temple of Solomon, the Templars, the Crusades, and colonial expansion, leading up to industrialization and modern digital commerce. Beyond a mere narrative of events, the book demonstrates how foreign trade has been a silent engine of civilizations, a link between diverse peoples, and one of the greatest forces of integration and dominance throughout history.
With critical analysis and accessible language, this book is ideal for students, investors, professionals, and anyone eager to understand the origins, impacts, and opportunities of international trade. Learn how the flow of goods, cultural exchanges, and networks of interest shaped the world we live in, and prepare to see the global economy from a new perspective.
Audiobook details
GenrePolitics and Government
Length6 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 25, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2INTRODUCTION
31 WHAT IS FOREIGN TRADE?
42 THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
53 THE ORIGINS OF FOREIGN TRADE
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64 THE ROLE OF FOREIGN TRADE IN THE CREATION OF MONEY
75 FOREIGN TRADE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS
86 FOREIGN TRADE IN THE PREHISTORIC PERIOD
97 FOREIGN TRADE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOLOMON’S TEMPLE
108 FOREIGN TRADE IN ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
119 FOREIGN TRADE IN THE MIDDLE AGES
1210 THE CRUSADES AND FOREIGN TRADE
1311 FOREIGN TRADE AND THE TEMPLARS
1412 FOREIGN TRADE DURING THE AGE OF EXPLORATION
1513 FOREIGN TRADE IN THE DISCOVERY OF THE AMERICAS
1614 FOREIGN TRADE UNDER MERCANTILISM
1715 FOREIGN TRADE DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
1816 FOREIGN TRADE IN THE 20TH CENTURY
1917 INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
2018 FOREIGN TRADE AND GLOBALIZATION
2119 THE ROLE OF FOREIGN TRADE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
22AFTERWORD
23ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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