Indeed, to study the ascent and descent of money is to study the rise and fall of Western power itself.
End Of The Liberal Order AX Ferguson Niall Oneworld Publications Paperback Soft. Seller 100 positive Seller 100 positive Seller 100 positive. The evolution of credit and debt was as important as any technological innovation in the rise of civilization, from ancient Babylon to the silver. How did finance become the realm of the masters of the universe Through the rise of the bond market in Renaissance Italy. THE ASCENT OF MONEY - Niall Ferguson 2 x DVD Documentary BRAND NEW REGION 2 New New New. Whats more, he reveals financial history as the essential back-story behind all history. We may resent the plutocrats of Wall Street but, as Ferguson argues, the evolution of finance has rivaled the importance of any technological innovation in the rise of civilization. But in The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress.
As we’ll see, financial history has repeatedly been interrupted by gut-wrenching crises, of which today’s is just the latest. But money’s rise has never been a smooth upward ride. The Ascent of Money reveals finance as the backbone of history, casting a new light on familiar events: the Renaissance enabled by Italian foreign exchange dealers, the French Revolution traced back to a stock market bubble, the 2008 crisis traced from America's bankruptcy capital, Memphis, to China's boomtown, Chongqing. From ancient Mesopotamia right down to present-day London, the ascent of money has been an indispensable part of the ascent of man. The 10th anniversary edition, with new chapters on the crash, Chimerica, and cryptocurrency In this updated edition, Niall Ferguson brings his classic financial history of the world up to the present day, tackling the populist backlash that followed the 2008 crisis, the descent of "Chimerica" into a trade war, and the advent of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, with his signature clarity and expert lens.
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