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War and Gold a Five-Hundred-Year History of Empires, Adventures, and Debt

An account of money through the modern age, revealing the oscillations between periods of international cooperation and free currency movement and analyzing the significant events that have defined financial history.

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  • "An account of money through the modern age, revealing the oscillations between periods of international cooperation and free currency movement and analyzing the significant events that have defined financial history."@en
  • "The world was wild for gold. After discovering the Americas, and under pressure to defend their vast dominion, the Habsburgs of Spain promoted gold and silver exploration in the New World with ruthless urgency. But, the great influx of wealth brought home by plundering conquistadors couldn't compensate for the Spanish government's extraordinary military spending, which would eventually bankrupt the country multiple times over and lead to the demise of the great empire. Gold became synonymous with financial dependability, and following the devastating chaos of World War I, the gold standard came."@en

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  • "War and Gold a Five-Hundred-Year History of Empires, Adventures, and Debt"@en
  • "War and Gold : A Five-hundred-year History of Empires, Adventures, and Debt"@en
  • "War and gold : a five-hundred-year history of empires, adventures and debt"
  • "War and gold : a five-hundred-year history of empires, adventures and debt"@en
  • "War and gold : a five hundred-year history of empires, adventures and debt"
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