The ascent of money : (Record no. 2724)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0143116177
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1594201927
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781594201929
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number HG171
Item number F47 2008
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 330.09
Item number FER
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ferguson, Niall.
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Authority record control number (local)28700
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The ascent of money :
Remainder of title a financial history of the world /
Statement of responsibility, etc Niall Ferguson.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Penguin Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2008.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent v, 441 p. ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note TV tie-in.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-397) and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labor. But historian Ferguson shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress. What's more, he reveals financial history as the essential backstory behind all history. Through Ferguson's expert lens, for example, the civilization of the Renaissance looks very different: a boom in the market for art and architecture made possible when Italian bankers adopted Arabic mathematics. The rise of the Dutch republic is reinterpreted as the triumph of the world's first modern bond market over insolvent Habsburg absolutism. Yet the central lesson of financial history is that, sooner or later, every bubble bursts.--From publisher description.
520 1# - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot, lucre, moolah, readies, the wherewithal: Call it what you like, it matters. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labor. But in The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress. What's more, he reveals financial history as the essential backstory behind all history." "Through Ferguson's expert lens familiar historical landmarks appear in a new and sharper financial focus. Suddenly, the civilization of the Renaissance looks very different: a boom in the market for art and architecture made possible when Italian bankers adopted Arabic mathematics. The rise of the Dutch republic is reinterpreted as the triumph of the world's first modern bond market over insolvent Habsburg absolutism. And the origins of the French Revolution are traced back to a stock market bubble caused by a convicted Scot murderer." "With the clarity and verve for which he is known, Ferguson elucidates key financial institutions and concepts by showing where they came from. What is money? What do banks do? What's the difference between a stock and a bond? Why buy insurance or real estate? And what exactly does a hedge fund do?"--BOOK JACKET.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Finance
General subdivision History.
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Authority record control number (local)40433
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Economic history.
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Authority record control number (local)30767
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Economics
General subdivision History.
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Authority record control number (local)40434
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Money
General subdivision History.
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Authority record control number (local)28855
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element International finance
General subdivision History.
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Authority record control number (local)40435
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Source of classification or shelving scheme
Koha item type Book
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980 ## - EQUIVALENCE OR CROSS-REFERENCE-SERIES STATEMENT--PERSONAL NAME/TITLE [LOCAL, CANADA]
Personal name Niall Ferguson is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University.
Holdings
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2012-06-0700000809Library CollectionLee Yan Fong LibraryBook  Lee Yan Fong Library2012-06-07HG171 F47 2008 2012-05-10YBP Library Services 

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