Niall Ferguson presents The ascent of money: a financial history of the world

In this six-part series, historian Niall Ferguson tells the story of money and the rise of global finance, and how behind every great historical phenomenon - empires and republics, wars and revolutions - there lies a financial secret. Bringing context and understanding to the current economic crisis...

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Format: Video Software
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] Chimerica Media [2009]
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Summary:In this six-part series, historian Niall Ferguson tells the story of money and the rise of global finance, and how behind every great historical phenomenon - empires and republics, wars and revolutions - there lies a financial secret. Bringing context and understanding to the current economic crisis, he reveals how the history of finance has been punctuated by gut-wrenching crashes. Each episode shows how a big bang in the ascent of money has changed the course of history
Item Description:Disc 1 ep.1 Dreams of avarice (47 min.) -- ep.2 Human bondage (48 min.) -- ep.3 Blowing bubbles (48 min.) -- disc 2 ep.4 Risky business (48 min.) -- ep.5 Safe as houses (48 min.) -- ep.6 Chimerica (48 min.)
Physical Description:2 DVDs, PAL, Ländercode 2, 285 Min., farb., stereo 12 cm

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