The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Ascent of Money Ferguson tells the human story behind the evolution of money, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest Wall Street upheavals. The author shows that finance is, in fact, the foundation of human progress.
Full description- Publisher: Penguin USA
- Published: 27 October 2009
- Format: Paperback 448 pages
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- Categories: Economic History | General & World History | Social & Cultural History
- ISBN 13: 9780143116172 ISBN 10: 0143116177
- Sales rank: 4,380
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Full description for The Ascent of Money
A richly original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go ?round Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of our financial system, from its genesis in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance. What's more, Ferguson reveals financial history as the essential backstory behind all history, arguing that the evolution of credit and debt was as important as any technological innovation in the rise of civilization. As Ferguson traces the crisis from ancient Egypt's Memphis to today's Chongqing, he offers bold and compelling new insights into the rise? and fall?of not just money but Western power as well.
