End of Money Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers - and the Coming Cashless Society

Name: End of Money Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers - and the Coming Cashless Society
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ISBN: 9780306818837

ISBN-10: 0306818833

ISBN-13: 9780306818837

Edition: 2011

Authors: David Wolman

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The age of paper dollars and metal coins is coming to a close. InThe End of Money, David Wolman introduces the people, technologies, and trends powering this shake-up, taking us to hotspots of the cashless revolution. He zooms from the cash-strapped slums of Delhi, to the tech-obsessed streets of Tokyo, to London to hobnob with digital cash gurus. Then it's on to Reykjavik, where Icelanders are about to kill their national currency; Washington, to learn about high-tech counterfeiting; and Los Angeles, where scientists study our brains on cash. Along the way, Wolman examines the implications of next-generation payment innovations, investigates alternative and virtual currencies, and…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 2/14/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



Introduction



The Missionary



The Messenger



The Counterfeiters



The Loyalists



The Patriot



The Traitor



The Revolutionaries



The Emissary


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index