A Brief History of Money
4000 Years of Markets, Currencies, Debt and Crisis
$51.30
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2021
Summary
What do cacao beans, cowrie shells, paper cards, cigarettes, and digital databases all have in common? At some time, they have been used as a form of money.
Money is an essential aspect of everyday life and something that we usually take for granted until it all goes wrong. This book traces the role, growth, and impact of money and finance on individuals, human civilization, and the type of economy we live in.
The financial history of the world reads like a fascinating novel w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787394452 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178739445X |
| Author: | David Orrell |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Welbeck |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 660g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 188mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
David Orrell
David Orrell is an applied mathematician and author of several books on economics, including Introducing Economics: A Graphic Guide, and Behavioural Economics: Psychology, Neuroscience and the Human Side of Economics (forthcoming). For Welbeck he has written Instant Economics. He lives in Toronto, Canada.
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