All about money : the history, culture, and meaning of modern finance

Simons, Rae 1957- (Author).

Summary: Explains the origins and development of money as a means of exchange, from barter to electronic forms, and discusses the economy, capitalism and other economic systems, and the influence of money on world politics, culture, and everyday life.

Record details

ISBN: 1422218643 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781422218648 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781422218785 (pbk. series)
ISBN: 9781422217597 (series)
ISBN: 9781422218792 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1422218791 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781422218792 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1422217604 (hbk.)
ISBN: 9781422217603 (hbk.)
Physical Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Broomall, Pa. : Mason Crest Publishers, [2011]
Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (page 61) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What is money? -- The history of money : Barter -- Cattle, corn, and Cowrie -- The first coins -- Banknotes -- The birth of american money -- American money in the early 1800s -- War and money -- Modern money -- Money around the world -- What does money look like around the world? -- Electronic money -- The future of money -- What is the economy? -- The global economy -- Money and culture -- Americans and wealth -- The history of capitalism -- Modern capitalism -- Money and the meaning of life -- Other perspectives on wealth : communism and socialism -- Other cultural perspectives on wealth -- A world without money? -- What do you think?.