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The History of Money
The History of Money
Author: Jack Weatherford
In his most widely appealing book yet, one of today's leading authors of popular anthropology looks at the intriguing history and peculiar nature of money, tracing our relationship with it from the time when primitive men exchanged cowrie shells to the imminent arrival of the all-purpose electronic cash card. 320 pp. Author tour. National ra...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780517599808
ISBN-10: 0517599805
Publication Date: 1/28/1997
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Crown
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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I really enjoyed this book. It gave me a lot of historical information about economics and the development of the monetary system. I highly recommend it. The only bad part is that the author has a few favorite phrases that he uses a little too often for my taste.


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