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A QUICK HISTORY OF MONEY : FROM BARTERING TO BITCOIN / Clive Gifford and Rob Flowers.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Gifford, Clive. Quick histories ; | Quick historiesPublisher: London : Wide Eyed Editions, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 123 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780711259836
Other title:
  • Quick history of money : from bartering to bitcoin
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 332.49 23
Summary: Why is a £5 note worth £5? Where do coins come from? What do banks actually do? All this and so much more is answered in A Quick History of Money, from bartering to bitcoin. Money might sound all grown-up and serious, but the history of buying, selling, saving and stealing is full of crazy stories and unbelievable facts. A Quick History of Money is here to show you the silly side, as well as give you the lowdown on the important stuff like interest, stocks and shares and wealth inequality.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why is a £5 note worth £5? Where do coins come from? What do banks actually do? All this and so much more is answered in A Quick History of Money, from bartering to bitcoin. Money might sound all grown-up and serious, but the history of buying, selling, saving and stealing is full of crazy stories and unbelievable facts. A Quick History of Money is here to show you the silly side, as well as give you the lowdown on the important stuff like interest, stocks and shares and wealth inequality.

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