A financial history of the world audio book extract. Written by niall ferguson, audiobook narrated by simon prebble. From 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 its never been told before. Ferguson also tries to make colonisation look like a good thing because europeans knew the real value of gold unlike the savages. In particular, i thought ferguson did quite well, with his description of the mississippi bubble. Ferguson skims over the centuries, and attempts to package together a financial history of the world.
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All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Aug 30, 2018 in the ascent of money, niall ferguson shows that financial history is the backstory to all history. Before regulators throw block trades, bond swaps, bridge financing, butterfly spreads and blackscholes out with the bathwater, they should find time to read niall fergusons the ascent of money. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to. Jan 26, 2018 niall ferguson discusses his book the square and the tower at politics and prose on 11918. We are all interested in money even if we are not investing in the stock market or on a mortgage. Drawing on insights from the biological sciences, ferguson describes the rise and evolution of finance focusing on insurance, banks, and the bond market. Since this book is all about history dont think its dry and unreadable. Niall ferguson the ascent of money audiobook youtube. Conversations host harry kreisler welcomes harvard historian niall ferguson for a discussion of his new book, the ascent of money.
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