The Resource War and gold : a five-hundred-year history of empires, adventures and debt, Kwasi Kwarteng
War and gold : a five-hundred-year history of empires, adventures and debt, Kwasi Kwarteng
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- Summary
- In the 16th century, Spanish conquistadors discovered the New World. The vast quantities of gold and silver would make their country rich, yet the new wealth, which was plunged into multiple wars, would eventually lead to the economic ruin of their empire. Here, historian and politician Kwasi Kwarteng shows that this moment in world history has been echoed many times, from the French Revolution to both World Wars, right up to the present day, when our own financial crisis saw many of our great nations slip into financial trouble. Kwarteng reveals a pattern of war-waging, financial debt and fluctuations between paper money and the gold standard, and creates a compelling study of the powerful relationship that has shaped the world as we know it, that between war and gold
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 424 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781408848159
- Label
- War and gold : a five-hundred-year history of empires, adventures and debt
- Title
- War and gold
- Title remainder
- a five-hundred-year history of empires, adventures and debt
- Statement of responsibility
- Kwasi Kwarteng
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the 16th century, Spanish conquistadors discovered the New World. The vast quantities of gold and silver would make their country rich, yet the new wealth, which was plunged into multiple wars, would eventually lead to the economic ruin of their empire. Here, historian and politician Kwasi Kwarteng shows that this moment in world history has been echoed many times, from the French Revolution to both World Wars, right up to the present day, when our own financial crisis saw many of our great nations slip into financial trouble. Kwarteng reveals a pattern of war-waging, financial debt and fluctuations between paper money and the gold standard, and creates a compelling study of the powerful relationship that has shaped the world as we know it, that between war and gold
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- Kwarteng, Kwasi
- Dewey number
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- 330.9
- 330.9
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Imperialism
- War
- State bankruptcy
- Economic history
- Economics
- Label
- War and gold : a five-hundred-year history of empires, adventures and debt, Kwasi Kwarteng
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9781408848159
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 424 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781408848159
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white, and colour)
- Label
- War and gold : a five-hundred-year history of empires, adventures and debt, Kwasi Kwarteng
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 9781408848159
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 424 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781408848159
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white, and colour)
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