Money by Felix Martin
What is money, and how does it work? The conventional answer is that people once used sugar in the West Indies, tobacco in Virginia, and dried cod in Newfoundland, and that today's financial universe evolved from barter. This title tells a history and explains the truth about money: what it is, where it comes from, and how it works.
Brilliant… A fascinating new way of telling the story of what money is -- John Lanchester * Guardian *
A superb synthesis..a lucid, colourful introduction to 3,000 years of monetary history... So replete with literary and historical examples that the story almost tells itself -- Martin Sandbu * Financial Times *
Magnificent – hugely imaginative, clear, coherent -- Robert Skidelsky
Fizzing with ideas * Sunday Telegraph *
Compulsively readable * New York Times *
A most accessible and thrilling read. If you want to read just one book about money, this is it -- Ha-Joon Chang
If you don’t know about economics, this is a really good introduction…gets right to the heart of it -- Misha Glenny
It’s a wealth of understanding for understanding wealth * Esquire *
Combines breadth of scholarship with a wealth of practical experience in tackling the most elusive of economic subjects - the nature of money -- John Kay
Martin’s remarkable book, Money, is economic history – and indeed cultural anthropology – with a difference... His sparkling book is worth taking seriously -- Raymond Tallis * Prospect *
A superb synthesis..a lucid, colourful introduction to 3,000 years of monetary history... So replete with literary and historical examples that the story almost tells itself -- Martin Sandbu * Financial Times *
Magnificent – hugely imaginative, clear, coherent -- Robert Skidelsky
Fizzing with ideas * Sunday Telegraph *
Compulsively readable * New York Times *
A most accessible and thrilling read. If you want to read just one book about money, this is it -- Ha-Joon Chang
If you don’t know about economics, this is a really good introduction…gets right to the heart of it -- Misha Glenny
It’s a wealth of understanding for understanding wealth * Esquire *
Combines breadth of scholarship with a wealth of practical experience in tackling the most elusive of economic subjects - the nature of money -- John Kay
Martin’s remarkable book, Money, is economic history – and indeed cultural anthropology – with a difference... His sparkling book is worth taking seriously -- Raymond Tallis * Prospect *
Felix Martin was educated in the UK, Italy and the US, and holds degrees in classics, international relations and economics, including a D.Phil. in Economics from Oxford University. He worked for the World Bank and for the European Stability Initiative think tank, and is currently a partner in the fixed income division at Liontrust Asset Management plc.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847922335 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847922333 |
| Title | Money |
| Author | Felix Martin |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-06-06 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for Guardian First Book Award 2013 (UK) |
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