Book description
The Cash Nexus is the controversial history of money's
central place in the world, from Niall Ferguson, bestselling author
of Empire and Civilization
Generations of historians have shied away from the truth behind the
cliche: money makes the world go around. International bestseller
Niall Ferguson answers the big questions about finance and its crucial
place in bringing happiness and despair, warfare and welfare, boom and
crash to nations buffeted by the onward march of history. Starting in
1700 and ending today, The Cash Nexus is a dazzling, powerful
and controversial explanation of modern world history and the
fundamental force that lurks behind it all.
About the author:
Niall Ferguson is one of Britain's most renowned historians. He is
the author of Paper and Iron, The House of Rothschild,
The Pity of War, Empire, Colossus, The War
of the World, The Ascent of Money, High
Financier, Civilization and The Great
Degeneration. He has written and presented six highly successful
television series for Channel Four: Empire, American Colossus, The War
of the World, The Ascent of Money, Civilization and China: Triumph and Turmoil.
