The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
Ferguson, Niall

The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

Cover: Penguin paperback, 2019. This essay uses The Penguin Press’s 2008 English text; the editions have not been compared in full.

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A financial history tracing debt records and banking, bonds, shares, insurance, property and international financial connections. Niall Ferguson combines explanations of financial instruments with accounts of people and institutions.

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