{"product_id":"9780141990262","title":"Niall Ferguson - The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Niall Ferguson. Themes include Business \u0026amp; Economics, Economic History, Finance, Money \u0026amp; Monetary Policy, Economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call if what you like, it matters now more than ever. In \u003ci\u003eThe Ascent of Money\u003c\/i\u003e, Niall Ferguson shows that financial history is the back-story to all history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the banking dynasty who funded the Italian Renaissance to the stock market bubble that caused the French Revolution, this is the story of booms and busts as it's never been told before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the world in the grip of the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, there's never been a better time to understand the ascent - and descent - of money. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Beautifully written ... Breathtakingly clever' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A lucid and racy account of financial history' \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A fine, readable and entertaining history' Dominic Sandbrook, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the Year \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'The tales he tells of boom and bust, of triumph and disaster, of bubbles that inflate ... are the very essence of financial history' Bill Emmott, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An often enlightening and enjoyable tour through the underside of great events, a lesson in how the most successful great powers have always been underpinned by smart money' Robert Skidelsky, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58187532960118,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780141990262.jpg?v=1782921587","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780141990262","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}