{"product_id":"the-ascent-of-money-a-financial-history-of-the-world-10th-anniversary-edition","title":"The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World: 10th Anniversary Edition","description":"The 10th anniversary edition, with new chapters on the crash, Chimerica, and cryptocurrency\n\n\"[An] excellent, just in time guide to the history of finance and financial crisis.\" —The Washington Post\n\n\"Fascinating.\" —Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek\n\nIn this updated edition, Niall Ferguson brings his classic financial history of the world up to the present day, tackling the populist backlash that followed the 2008 crisis, the descent of \"Chimerica\" into a trade war, and the advent of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, with his signature clarity and expert lens.\n\nThe Ascent of Money reveals finance as the backbone of history, casting a new light on familiar events: the Renaissance enabled by Italian foreign exchange dealers, the French Revolution traced back to a stock market bubble, the 2008 crisis traced from America's bankruptcy capital, Memphis, to China's boomtown, Chongqing. We may resent the plutocrats of Wall Street but, as Ferguson argues, the evolution of finance has rivaled the importance of any technological innovation in the rise of civilization. Indeed, to study the ascent and descent of money is to study the rise and fall of Western power itself.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0143116177\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0143116177.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ferguson, Niall\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41359301378106,"sku":"DBV.0143116177.G","price":4.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0143116177-0.jpg?v=1775755509","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-ascent-of-money-a-financial-history-of-the-world-10th-anniversary-edition","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}