Money: The Unauthorised Biography
Author(s): 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 todayâe(tm)s financial universe evolved from barter.
Unfortunately, there is a problem with this story. Itâe(tm)s wrong. And not just wrong, but dangerous.
Money: the Unauthorised Biography unfolds a panoramic secret history and explains the truth about money: what it is, where it comes from, and how it works.
Drawing on stories from throughout human history and around the globe, Money will radically rearrange your understanding of the world and shows how money can once again become the most powerful force for freedom we have ever known.
General Information
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- : Vintage Publishing
- : Vintage
- : 0.331
- : 01 June 2014
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 July 2014
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Felix Martin
- : Paperback
- : en
- : 331
- : Illustrations (black and white)
More About The Product
Money was one of man's greatest inventions. But we have become its slaves. Felix Martin takes us to the heart of society's misunderstanding of money and sets us straight.
Guardian First Book Award 2013.
"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 "Magnificent - hugely imaginative, clear, coherent" -- Robert Skidelsky "A most accessible and thrilling read. If you want to read just one book about money, this is it" -- Ha-Joon Chang "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 relation 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.
