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010			_a 2013952850
020			_a9781586487683 (hardcover)
020			_a158648768X (hardcover)
020			_z9781610391962 (ebk)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn880225952
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050	1	4	_aHG 289 _bK98w 2014
082	0	4	_a332.4222
100	1		_aKwarteng, Kwasi, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWar and gold : _ba 500-year history of empires, adventures, and debt / _cKwasi Kwarteng.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bPublicAffairs, _c2014.
300			_a424 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 363-410) and index.
505	0		_aGold : the establishment of order, c. 1500-1914. Sweat of the sun ; Rival nations : England and France ; Revolutions ; Pillars of order ; Great republic ; London 1914 -- War : the consequences of Armageddon, 1914-1915. guns and shells ; victors and vanquished ; World crisis ; Bretton Woods -- The new dollar order, 1945-1973. Pax Americana ; Weary titans ; Japan Incorporated ; Imperial retreat -- Paper : the end of gold, 1973- . The impact of oil ; Thatcher and Reagan ; The creation of the Euro -- The rise of China ; Delusions of debt ; Crises and 'bailouts' -- Appendix. Value of gold stock to world GDP.
520			_aThis history of money describes the gold standard, which began in 16th century Spain's quest to collect as much gold as possible through the introduction of paper money as a means of wartime financing during the French and American Revolutions.
520			_a"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 to express the order of the free market system. Warfare in pursuit of wealth required borrowing - a quickly compulsive dependency for many governments. And when people lost confidence in the promissory notes and paper currencies issued during wartime, governments again turned to gold. In this captivating historical study, Kwarteng exposes a pattern of war-waging and financial debt - bedmates like April and taxes that go back hundreds of years, from the French Revolution to the emergence of modern-day China. His evidence is as rich and colorful as it is sweeping. And it starts and ends with gold."--book jacket.
650		0	_aGold _xHistory.
650		0	_aGold standard _xHistory.
650		4	_aOro _xHistoria.
650		4	_aPatrón oro _xHistoria.
650		4	_a20150700.
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xColonies _vBiography.
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xColonies _zAsia _xHistory.
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xColonies _zAfrica _xHistory.
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