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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
Revealing that financial history as the essential backstory behind all history, Niall Ferguson's The Ascent of Money sheds light on the human story behind the evolution of finance to show that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress.
With the clarity and verve for which he is known, Ferguson elucidates key financial institutions and concepts by showing where they came from covering a wide range of topics (including banks, bonds, stock markets, insurance, real estate, poverty, imperialism, and globalization) and makes economic theory as understandable as possible.
"An excellent guide to the history of finance and financial crisis." -- The Washington Post