The ascent of money : a financial history of the world / by Niall Ferguson.

By:

Ferguson, Niall

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: Allen Lane, 2008.Description: 441 pages, [16] p. of plates : illISBN:

9781846141928 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

330.903 FER

Abstract: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Bangalore	330.903 FER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		IIMB-74578
Book	Bangalore	330.903 FER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		IIMB-C32823

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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.

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