| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 720 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The nature and origins of money and barter -- From primitive and ancient money to the invention of coinage, 3000-600 BC -- The development of Greek and Roman money, 600 BC-AD 400 -- The penny and the pound in medieval European money, 410-1485 -- The expansion of trade and finance, 1485-1640 -- The birth and early growth of British banking, 1640-1789 -- The ascendancy of sterling, 1789-1914 -- British monetary development in the twentieth century -- American monetary development since 1700 -- Aspects of monetary development in Europe and Japan -- Third world money and debt in the twentieth century -- Global money in historical perspective -- Further towards a global currency |
| Summary |
An account of the central importance of money in the ordinary business of the life of different people throughout the ages from ancient times to the present day. It includes the Barings crisis and the report by the Bank of England on Barings Bank; information on the state of Japanese banking; and, the changes in the financial scene in the US |
| Notes |
"Published in co-operation with Julian Hodge Bank Limited." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Money.
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Money -- History
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Coinage.
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Coinage -- History
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minting.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Money & Monetary Policy.
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Coinage
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Money
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780708323793 |
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0708323790 |
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