Money: The Unauthorised Biography
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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.

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Weight 0.303 kg
Dimensions 2.5 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback
Language

Pages

352
Publisher

Year Published

2014-7-3
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0099578522
About The Author

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.

Brilliant… A fascinating new way of telling the story of what money is
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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

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