A History of Gold and Money: 1450-1920

A History of Gold and Money: 1450-1920A work of sweeping scholarship, it is impressive and welcome in English. The Economist For much of human history, the motive force behind war, conquest, social conflict and world exploration has been the drive to acquire gold. From the ancient world of Croesus to the wealthy dynasties of Renaissance Italy, from the earliest European explorations into Africa, America, and Asia to the gold rushes of the nineteenth century and the banking crises that lay

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