The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
- ISBN-10
- 0143116177
- ISBN-13
- 9780143116172
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 442
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Group USA
- Author
- Niall Ferguson
Description
Chronicles the evolution of finance from its origins in Mesopotamia to the modern world's most recent upheavals, covering such topics as the stock market bubble that prompted the French Revolution and the theories behind common investment vehicles.
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