War and gold : a five-hundred-year history of empires, adventures and debt
Kwarteng, Kwasi2014
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London : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Collation:
424 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Part I, Gold: the establishment of order, c.1500--1914 -- 1. Sweat of the sun -- 2. Rival nations -- England and France -- 3. Revolutions -- 4. Pillars of order -- 5. Great republic -- 6. London 1914 -- Part II, War: the consequences of armageddon, 1914--1945 -- 7. Guns and shells -- 8. Victors and vanquished -- 9. World crisis -- 10. Bretton Woods -- Part III, Peace: the new dollar order, 1945--1973 -- 11. Pax Americana -- 12. Weary Titans -- 13. Japan incorporated -- 14. Imperial retreat -- Part IV, Paper: the end of gold, 1973 -- 15. The impact of oil -- 16. Thatcher and Reagan -- 17. The creation of the Euro -- 18. The rise of China -- 19. Delusions of debt -- 20. Crises and `bailouts'.
ISBN:
9781408848166
Dewey class:
332.49332.4903
Language:
English
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BRN:
236376
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Computers and Business | 332.4903 KWA | Available |