The History of Money: A Story of Humanity
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Book Overview "Learned, lively and often irreverent, David McWilliams's The History of Money is rich with surprising details about currency, then and n...
"Learned, lively and often irreverent, David McWilliams's The History of Money is rich with surprising details about currency, then and now."
--The New York Times
In this fresh, eye-opening global history, economist David McWilliams charts the relationship between humans and money--from clay tablets in Mesopotamia to cryptocurrency in Silicon Valley.
The story of humanity is inextricable from that of money. No innovation has defined our own evolution so thoroughly and changed the direction of our planet's history so dramatically. And yet despite money's primacy, most of us don't truly understand it.
As leading economist David McWilliams shows, money is central to every aspect of our civilization, from the political to the artistic. "Money defines the relationship between worker and employer, buyer and seller, merchant and producer. But not only that: it also defines the bond between the governed and the governor, the state and the citizen. Money unlocks pleasure, puts a price on desire, art and creativity. It motivates us to strive, achieve, invent and take risks. Money also brings out humanity's darker side, invoking greed, envy, hatred, violence and, of course, colonialism."
In The History of Money, McWilliams takes us across the world, from the birthplace of money in ancient Babylon to the beginning of trade along the Silk Road, from Marrakech markets to Wall Street. Along the way, we meet a host of innovators, emperors, frauds, and speculators, who have disrupted society and transformed the way we live. Filled with memorable anecdotes, and with a foreword by Michael Lewis, The History of Money is an essential, extremely readable history of humanity's most consequential invention.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 416 | Language: English | Publisher: HENRY HOLT | ISBN: 1250408180
FormatHardcover
Pages416
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1250408180
EAN9781250408181
PublisherHENRY HOLT
Publication Date2025-11-11
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.4 Pounds
Length9.5 Inches
Width6.5 Inches
Height1.4 Inches
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