{"product_id":"the-history-of-money-paperback","title":"The History of Money - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Weatherford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you're interested in the revolutionary transformation of the meaning and use of money, this is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e book to read \"--Charles R. Schwab\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCultural anthropologist Jack Weatherford traces our relationship with money, from primitive man's cowrie shells to the electronic cash card, from the markets of Timbuktu to the New York Stock Exchange. \u003ci\u003eThe History of Money\u003c\/i\u003e explores how money and the myriad forms of exchange have affected humanity, and how they will continue to shape all aspects of our lives--economic, political, and personal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating book about the force that makes the world go round--the dollars, pounds, francs, marks, bahts, ringits, kwansas, levs, biplwelles, yuans, quetzales, pa'angas, ngultrums, ouguiyas, and other 200-odd brand names that collectively make up the mysterious thing we call money.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Weatherford\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of the Mongol Queens\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe History of Money\u003c\/i\u003e, among other acclaimed books. A specialist in tribal peoples, he was for many years a professor of anthropology at Macalester College in Minnesota and now divides his time between the United States and Mongolia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756775538976,"sku":"9780609801727","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5b5b25541771ae55d63fa528f2fab67f.webp?v=1780086297","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-history-of-money-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}