The power of gold : the history of an obsession / Peter L Bernstein
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TextPublication details: New York : John Wiley, 2000Description: xiv, 432p. bibliog. 23cmISBN: - 0471252107
- 398.365 BER
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This is an interesting, popular account of the two main roles played by gold in history: as a commodity used for conspicuous consumption and ornamental display; and, for a much shorter and more crucial period, as the world's reserve currency. In today's fast-moving, electronically-driven stock markets, the role of gold in shaping human history -is the striking feature of this tumultuous tale. It traverse the path which begins with the magical, religious, and artistic qualities of gold and progresses to the invention of coinage, the transformation of gold into money, and the gold standard.
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