The story of money
Jenkins, Martin
Kitamura, Satoshi
Notes
from bartering to bail-out /Martin Jenkins ; illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura.
60 pages :
colour illustrations.
Summary: In this book, Martin Jenkins explores the history of money from its earliest beginnings to the electronic banking of today. Along the way we learn about hunter gatherers, barter, clay tablets, goat swapping, precious metals, hard bargains, IOUs, interest, coins, Romans, taxes, inflation, paper money, currencies and exchange rates.
Location | edition | Bar Code | due date |
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Non fiction | 6218 |
Dewey: | 332.423 |
ISBN: | 9781406324587 |
pub: | 2014 |
Subjects |
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Money - History |
Money |
History |