The History of Money
$28.08
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
15 October 1998
Summary
Cultural anthropologist Jack Weatherford traces our relationship with money, from primitive man’s cowrie shells to the electronic cash card, from the markets of Timbuktu to the New York Stock Exchange.
The History of Money explores how money and the myriad forms of exchange have affected humanity, and how they will continue to shape all aspects of our lives—economic, political, and personal.
“A fascinating book about the force that makes the world go round—the dollars…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780609801727 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0609801724 |
| Author: | Jack Weatherford |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Crown Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 1998 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 132mm x 15mm |
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About The Author
Jack Weatherford
Jack Weatherford is the New York Times bestselling author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, Indian Givers- How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World, The Secret History of the Mongol Queens, and The History of Money, among other acclaimed books. A specialist in tribal peoples, he was for many years a professor of anthropology at Macalester College in Minnesota and now divides his time between the United States and Mongolia.
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