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Money: The Unauthorised Biography
Felix Martin
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Description for Money: The Unauthorised Biography
Paperback. What is money, and how does it work? This book unfolds a panoramic secret history and explains the truth about money: what it is, where it comes from, and how it works. It rearranges your understanding of the world and shows how money can once again become the powerful force for freedom we have ever known. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: KCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 332.
What is money, and how does it work?
The conventional answer is that people once used sugar in the West Indies, tobacco in Virginia, and dried cod in Newfoundland, and that today’s financial universe evolved from barter.
Unfortunately, there is a problem with this story. It’s wrong. And not just wrong, but dangerous.
Money: the Unauthorised Biography unfolds a panoramic secret history and explains the truth about money: what it is, where it comes from, and how it works.
Drawing on stories from throughout human history and around the globe, Money will radically rearrange your understanding of the world and shows how money can once again become the most powerful force for freedom we have ever known.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099578529
SKU
V9780099578529
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-28
About Felix Martin
Felix Martin was educated in the UK, Italy and the US, and holds degrees in classics, international relations and economics, including a D.Phil. in Economics from Oxford University. He worked for the World Bank and for the European Stability Initiative think tank, and is currently a partner in the fixed income division at Liontrust Asset Management plc.
Reviews for Money: The Unauthorised Biography
Brilliant… A fascinating new way of telling the story of what money is
John Lanchester
Guardian
A superb synthesis...a lucid, colourful introduction to 3,000 years of monetary history... So replete with literary and historical examples that the story almost tells itself
Martin Sandbu
Financial Times
Magnificent – hugely imaginative, clear, coherent
Robert Skidelsky Fizzing with ideas
Sunday Telegraph
Compulsively readable
New York Times
A most accessible and thrilling read. If you want to read just one book about money, this is it
Ha-Joon Chang If you don’t know about economics, this is a really good introduction…gets right to the heart of it
Misha Glenny It’s a wealth of understanding for understanding wealth
Esquire
John Lanchester
Guardian
A superb synthesis...a lucid, colourful introduction to 3,000 years of monetary history... So replete with literary and historical examples that the story almost tells itself
Martin Sandbu
Financial Times
Magnificent – hugely imaginative, clear, coherent
Robert Skidelsky Fizzing with ideas
Sunday Telegraph
Compulsively readable
New York Times
A most accessible and thrilling read. If you want to read just one book about money, this is it
Ha-Joon Chang If you don’t know about economics, this is a really good introduction…gets right to the heart of it
Misha Glenny It’s a wealth of understanding for understanding wealth
Esquire