| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 432 pages) |
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Prologue: The Supreme Possession -- A Metal for All Seasons -- Get Gold at All Hazards -- Midas's Wish and the Creatures of Pure Chance -- Darius's Bathtub and the Cackling of the Geese -- The Symbol and the Faith -- Gold, Salt, and the Blessed Town -- The Legacy of Eoba, Babba, and Udd -- The Great Chain Reaction -- The Disintegrating Age and the Kings' Ransoms -- The Sacred Thirst -- The Path to Triumph -- The Fatal Poison and Private Money -- The Asian Necropolis and Hien Tsung's Inadvertent Innovation -- The Great Recoinage and the Last of the Magicians -- The True Doctrine and the Great Evil -- The New Mistress and the Cursed Discovery -- The Badge of Honor -- The Most Stupendous Conspiracy and the Endless Chain -- The Descent From Glory -- The Norman Conquest -- The End of the Epoch -- The Transcending Value -- World War Eight and the Thirty Ounces of Gold -- Epilogue: The Supreme Possession? |
| Summary |
""The need for realism in reform of its monetary system is what makes Bernstein's story of the Power of Gold so timely. It is a compelling reminder that maintaining a fixed price for gold and fixed exchange rates were difficult even in a simpler financial environment ... Peter Bernstein was reluctant to project the story of gold into the future. But to me his message was clear. Yes, gold will be with us, valued not only for its intrinsic qualities but as a last refuge and store of value in turbulent times. But its days as money, as a means of payment and a fixed unit of account are gone.""- |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-407) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Gold -- Folklore
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Gold -- History
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Gold -- Social aspects
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Gold -- Folklore
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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Gold
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Gold
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Goud.
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Sociale aspecten.
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Volkscultuur.
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Gold -- History.
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Gold -- Social aspects.
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Gold -- Social aspects -- History.
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Gold.
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Electronic books
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Folklore
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History
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Folklore.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0471436593 |
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9780471436591 |
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1118285220 |
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9781118285220 |
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1280343346 |
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9781280343346 |
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9786610343348 |
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6610343349 |
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