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The story of money : from bartering to bail-out / Martin Jenkins ; illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Walker Books, 2014.Description: 60 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781406324587 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.4 23
Summary: In the Yap Islands in the South Pacific it can be a stone with a hole in the middle. It can be a string of shells, a bundle of cloth or a copper slab. It's the stuff that makes the world go round. That doesn't grow on trees. That can't buy you love, apparently. In this fascinating and thought-provoking book, Martin Jenkins explores the history of money from its earliest beginnings to the electronic banking of today. Along the way we learn about hunter gatherers, barter, clay tablets, goat swapping, precious metals, hard bargains, IOUs, interest, coins, Romans, taxes, inflation, paper money, currencies and exchange rates.
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General The Harden Library, King's Hospital Main 332.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R13748K0499

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In the Yap Islands in the South Pacific it can be a stone with a hole in the middle. It can be a string of shells, a bundle of cloth or a copper slab. It's the stuff that makes the world go round. That doesn't grow on trees. That can't buy you love, apparently. In this fascinating and thought-provoking book, Martin Jenkins explores the history of money from its earliest beginnings to the electronic banking of today. Along the way we learn about hunter gatherers, barter, clay tablets, goat swapping, precious metals, hard bargains, IOUs, interest, coins, Romans, taxes, inflation, paper money, currencies and exchange rates.

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