Author | Niall Ferguson |
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Language | English |
Subjects | History of money, credit, banking |
Publisher | The Penguin Press HC |
Publication date | 13 November 2008 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | |
Pages | 432 |
ISBN | 978-1-59420-192-9 |
OCLC | 191929255 |
332.09 22 | |
LC Class | HG171 .F47 2008 |
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World is a 2008 book by then-Harvard professor Niall Ferguson,[1] and an adapted television documentary for Channel 4 (UK) and PBS (US),[2] which in 2009 won an International Emmy Award. It examines the long history of money, credit, and banking.