History of Money
Title | History of Money PDF eBook |
Author | Glyn Davies |
Publisher | University of Wales Press |
Total Pages | 1069 |
Release | 2010-09-15 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1783162767 |
An account of the central importance of money in the ordinary business of the life of different people throughout the ages from ancient times to the present day. It includes the Barings crisis and the report by the Bank of England on Barings Bank; information on the state of Japanese banking; and, the changes in the financial scene in the US.
A History of Money
Title | A History of Money PDF eBook |
Author | Glyn Davies |
Publisher | University of Wales Press |
Total Pages | 1463 |
Release | 2016-05-15 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1783163119 |
A History of Money looks at how money as we know it developed through time. Starting with the barter system, the basic function of exchanging goods evolved into a monetary system based on coins made up of precious metals and, from the 1500s onwards, financial systems were established through which money became intertwined with commerce and trade, to settle by the mid-1800s into a stable system based upon Gold. This book presents its closing argument that, since the collapse of the Gold Standard, the global monetary system has undergone constant crisis and evolution continuing into the present day.
The History of Money
Title | The History of Money PDF eBook |
Author | Jack Weatherford |
Publisher | Crown Currency |
Total Pages | 305 |
Release | 2009-09-23 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0307556743 |
“If you’re interested in the revolutionary transformation of the meaning and use of money, this is the book to read!”—Charles R. Schwab 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, pounds, francs, marks, bahts, ringits, kwansas, levs, biplwelles, yuans, quetzales, pa’angas, ngultrums, ouguiyas, and other 200-odd brand names that collectively make up the mysterious thing we call money.”—Los Angeles Times
History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II, A
Title | History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II, A PDF eBook |
Author | Murray Newton Rothbard |
Publisher | Ludwig von Mises Institute |
Total Pages | 512 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Banks and banking |
ISBN | 1610164350 |
The History of Money
Title | The History of Money PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Jenkins |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Total Pages | 58 |
Release | 2014-08-05 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0763674125 |
With clarity and humor, Martin Jenkins and Satoshi Kitamura take readers on a fascinating tour of the history of money. What can take the form of a stone with a hole in the middle, a string of shells, a piece of paper, or a plastic card? The answer is money, of course. But when did we start using it? And why? What does money have to do with writing? And how do taxes and interest work? From the Stone Age to modern banking, this lighthearted and engaging account traces the history of the stuff that makes the world go round.
Money
Title | Money PDF eBook |
Author | Joe Cribb |
Publisher | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages | 72 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9780679804383 |
Text and photographs trace the evolution of the written word, how the alphabet grew out of pictures, the development of papermaking, bookbinding, children's books, and more.
A Global History of Money
Title | A Global History of Money PDF eBook |
Author | Akinobu Kuroda |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 229 |
Release | 2020-03-23 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1000054578 |
Looking from the 11th century to the 20th century, Kuroda explores how money was used and how currencies evolved in transactions within local communities and in broader trade networks. The discussion covers Asia, Europe and Africa and highlights an impressive global interconnectedness in the pre-modern era as well as the modern age. Drawing on a remarkable range of primary and secondary sources, Kuroda reveals that cash transactions were not confined to dealings between people occupying different roles in the division of labour (for example shopkeepers and farmers), rather that peasants were in fact great users of cash, even in transactions between themselves. The book presents a new categorization framework for aligning exchange transactions with money usage choices. This fascinating monograph will be of great interest to advanced students and researchers of economic history, financial history, global history and monetary studies.