The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
English edition
English edition cover.
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.
Cover sourceA 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.