Books

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The end of money The end of money David Wolman "The age of paper dollars and metal coins is coming to a close. In The End of Money, David Wolman introduces the people, technologies, and trends powering this shakeup, taking us to hotspots of the c… OL16168192W
The Roman monetary system The Roman monetary system Constantina Katsari "The Roman monetary system was highly complex. It involved official Roman coins in both silver and bronze, which some provinces produced while others imported them from mints in Rome and elsewhere, a… OL16917260W
Anthropology and Politics of Commodity Exchange Anthropology and Politics of Commodity Exchange Chris Gregory A theoretically and ethnographically informed collection of essays which opens up questions through an examination of concrete cases, covering global and local questions of political economy. OL16997677W
Gold Gold Matthew Hart "From the lost empires of the Sahara to today's frenzied global gold rush, a blazing exploration of the human love affair with gold by the award-winning author of Diamond. Since the 2008 financial cr… OL19705700W
The history of money The history of money Martin Jenkins A lighthearted chronicle of the history of money covers topics ranging from currency forms and the relationship between money and writing to the way taxes work and the practices of modern banking sys… OL19985619W
Money Money Felix Martin What is money, and how does it work? From ancient currency to Adam Smith, from the gold standard to shadow banking and the Great Recession. it's a sweeping, historical epic that traces the developmen… OL20004919W
The invention of money The invention of money Nicolas Brasch People in Asia Minor developed the first coin-based currency, but long before that humans would exchange precious objects for the things necessary for their daily life. Currency is a fact of human li… OL21182266W
Economy and nature in the fourteenth century Economy and nature in the fourteenth century Joel Kaye This book provides new perspectives on the ways in which scholastic natural philosophy anticipated and contributed to the emergence of scientific thought. Historians of medieval science have hesitate… OL2647546W
The story of money The story of money Betsy Maestro,Giulio Maestro A history of money, beginning with the barter system in ancient times, to the first use of coins and paper money, to the development of modern monetary systems. OL38174W
Cowries, coins, credit Cowries, coins, credit Gerry Bailey Examines how money was created and how it has been used throughout history. Includes information on bartering, coins, paper money, and electronic money. OL4181236W
World monetary units World monetary units Howard M. Berlin "From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, this comprehensive reference work covers the monetary systems of 203 countries and four confederations. An introductory chapter explains the arrangement of the informat… OL504898W
The ascent of money The ascent of money Niall Ferguson 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, … OL792952W
The History of Money The History of Money Jack Weatherford In his most widely appealing book yet, one of today's leading authors of popular anthropology looks at the intriguing history and peculiar nature of money, tracing our relationship with it from the t… OL8162624W