The Ascent of Money: a Financial History of the World

by Niall Ferguson narrated by Hugh Ross

Genre: Non-Fiction > Non Fiction

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A financial history of the world: now a major Channel 4 series.

Synopsis

Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot: Call it what you like, it matters. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it’s the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labour. But in The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress. What's more, he reveals financial history as the essential back-story behind all history.

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Reviews & Press Quotes

The Independent

“Tackles his complex subject with great clarity and wit.”

The Sunday Telegraph

“Beautifully written... Breathtakingly clever.”

The Times

“Ferguson is the most brilliant British historian of his generation.”