<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The subject of <i>The Wheels of Commerce</i> is the development of mechanisms of exchange-shops, markets, trade networks, and banking-in the pre-industrial stages of capitalism.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>'The intricacy of detail and boldness of hypothesis in this book are indisputable, and if one is to do more than skim it, it demands and repays enormous attention...The lavish illustrations are superbly well chosen. The pictures show the endless variety of commercial dealings of which humans are capable.' Jonathan Spence, New York Times Book Review<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"The intricacy of detail and boldness of hypothesis in this book are indisputable, and if one is to do more than skim it, it demands and repays enormous attention. . . . The lavish illustrations are superbly well chosen. The pictures show the endless variety of commercial dealings of which humans are capable."--Jonathan Spence, "New York Times Book Review<br>
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