The ascent of money :
Ferguson, Niall
The ascent of money : a financial history of the world / by Niall Ferguson. - New York: Allen Lane, 2008. - 441 pages, [16] p. of plates : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p.[363]-397) and index.
Shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress. This book reveals financial history as the essential back-story behind all history. It explains why the origins of the French Revolution lie in a stock market bubble caused by a convicted Scots murderer.
9781846141928 (pbk.)
Finance--History.
Economic history.
Economics--History.
Money--History.
International finance--History.
330.903 / FER
The ascent of money : a financial history of the world / by Niall Ferguson. - New York: Allen Lane, 2008. - 441 pages, [16] p. of plates : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p.[363]-397) and index.
Shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress. This book reveals financial history as the essential back-story behind all history. It explains why the origins of the French Revolution lie in a stock market bubble caused by a convicted Scots murderer.
9781846141928 (pbk.)
Finance--History.
Economic history.
Economics--History.
Money--History.
International finance--History.
330.903 / FER