Global Playboys.net » Books http://blog.globalplayboys.net reason, art, technology and a global perspective Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:15:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Vermeer’s Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World http://blog.globalplayboys.net/2008/vermeers-hat-the-seventeenth-century-and-the-dawn-of-the-global-world/ http://blog.globalplayboys.net/2008/vermeers-hat-the-seventeenth-century-and-the-dawn-of-the-global-world/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:41:43 +0000 hiro http://globalplayboys.net/?p=81 Soldier and laughing girlI just finished reading a really great book, you probably haven’t heard about yet. It’s by Timothy Brook and deals with the upcoming issue of globalization and all its various aspects.

As a liberal supporter of globalization you will love this book because it shows how adventurous souls from all around the world came together and exchanged goods and ideas. My favourite part is where the VOC (the Dutch East India Company) keeps hijacking Portuguese ships because they interfere with global trade.

Order it at amazon.com

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