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David Orrell

A Brief History of Money

4000 Years of Markets, Currencies, Debt and Crisis

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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 civilisation and the type of economy we live in. The financial history of the world reads like a fascinating novel with innumerable twists and turns. We strive for financial stability and security, yet this often proves surprisingly ephemeral. Just as we hope we have reached a new platea… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-78739-445-2
  • EAN: 9781787394452
  • Produktnummer: 33797883
  • Verlag: Welbeck Publishing Group
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
  • Seitenangabe: 160 S.
  • Masse: H19.3 cm x B24.4 cm x D2.2 cm 656 g
  • Abbildungen: 150 clr and b&w illus
  • Gewicht: 656
  • Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor


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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