βIf youβre interested in the revolutionary transformation of the meaning and use of money, this isΒ theΒ book to read!ββCharles R. Schwab
Cultural anthropologist Jack Weatherford traces our relationship with money,Β from primitive manβs cowrie shells to the electronic cash card, from the markets of Timbuktu to the New York Stock Exchange.Β The History of MoneyΒ explores how money and the myriad forms of exchange have affected humanity, and how they will continue to shape all aspects of our livesβeconomic, political, and personal.
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βA fascinating book about the force that makes the world go roundβthe dollars, pounds, francs, marks, bahts, ringits, kwansas, levs, biplwelles, yuans, quetzales, paβangas, ngultrums, ouguiyas, and other 200-odd brand names that collectively make up the mysterious thing we call money.ββLos Angeles Times
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