500 Events That Shaped the History of Money

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>From early barter economies to Roman coinage to hedge funds and Bitcoin financial systems have been evolving for thousands of years. The story of money offers a window into the rise of civilization and the complexities of human psychology.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>500 Events that Shaped the History of Money</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> provides a new way to understand this fascinating story. Organized into 500 key events it offers a sweeping global look at money's evolution across different societies. The book explores:</span></p><p></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>How taxation and early banking arose in the world's first states of Mesopotamia.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The emergence of coinage banking and lending across the Classical world.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>How the Netherlands led the way in creating public companies and the first stock market.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The recurring bubbles and financial panics of early capitalism.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The birth of central banks and government regulation of financial markets.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The revolution in personal finance including the rise of credit cards which changed people's relationship to money.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>How the growing financialization of modern economies created new systemic risks leading to the 2008 financial crisis and other crises.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The ongoing evolution of money with the rise of cryptocurrencies mobile banking and other innovations that blend tech and finance.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The history of money is intertwined with the history of humanity itself. Money's evolution has been shaped by key technological and social developments - and in some cases money drove such developments. This book brings alive one of the most dominant forces creating the world as we know it.</span></p><p></p>