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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World |  | Author: Niall Ferguson Brand: PBS Category: Book
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Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published) Media: Paperback Edition: 1ST Pages: 448 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8 Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 1
MPN: ASMO855 ISBN: 9861735844 EAN: 9780143116172 ASIN: 0143116177
Publication Date: October 27, 2009 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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A richly original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go ?round
Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of our financial system, from its genesis in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance. What?s more, Ferguson reveals financial history as the essential backstory behind all history, arguing that the evolution of credit and debt was as important as any technological innovation in the rise of civilization. As Ferguson traces the crisis from ancient Egypt?s Memphis to today?s Chongqing, he offers bold and compelling new insights into the rise? and fall?of not just money but Western power as well.
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