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The ascent of money : a financial history of the world /

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Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labor. B...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferguson, Niall
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Finance > History.
Economic history.
Economics > History.
Money > History.
International finance > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Dreams of avarice
  • Of human bondage
  • Blowing bubbles
  • The return of risk
  • Safe as houses
  • From empire to Chimerica
  • The descent of money.