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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 on what he calls Planet Finance . Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot, lucre, moolah, readies, the wherewithal: Call it what you like, it... read more
Summary
Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot, call it what ever you like, it matters now more than ever. in The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that financial history is the back-story to all history.
From the banking dynasty who funded the Italian Renaissance to the stock market bubble that...
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Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Dreams of avarice
2. Of Human Bondage
3. Blowing bubbles
4. The Return of Risk
5. Safe as House
6. From Empire to Chimerica
Afterword: The Descent of Money
Acknowledgments
Notes
List of Illustrations
Index
Authors & Contributors
- Niall Ferguson (Author)
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