History of Money From Ancient Times to the Present Day

Name: History of Money From Ancient Times to the Present Day
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ISBN: 9780708317174

ISBN-10: 0708317170

ISBN-13: 9780708317174

Edition: 3rd 2002

Authors: Glyn Davies

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A History of Money begins with the origins of primitive money and the development of coins up to the fall of Rome. The book then moves on to discuss money throughout the ages, up to the present day and the European Monetary System.

Book details

List price: $40.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press
Publication date: 11/8/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 720
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 2.40" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English



Foreword


Dedication


Acknowledgements


Preface to the third edition



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 457-548



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


The epoch-making euro


More coins in an increasingly cashless society


The paradox of coin: rising production - falling significance


Speculation and the Tobin Tax


The end of inflation?


Bibliography


Index