PAPER SOLDIERS : How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order /
SALEHA MOHSIN
- xx, 282 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Surviving Donald Trump -- The birth of a hegemon -- Control freaks and vigilantes -- Bob Rubin's bumper sticker -- The bad dollar -- A war office for treasury -- The crystal ball of terror -- A secretary's downfall, in two acts -- "Just call me Hank" -- Chicken feet in Ohio and China's 1,000-year horizon -- Tim's cash room crash -- Nerd warriors at work -- A turbulent marriage -- A treasury heirloom shattered -- Mnuchin, the oligarch, and Jack Lew's nightmare -- The secret dinner, and an economic blitzkrieg.
"The untold story of how one of America's most invincible institutions-the Treasury-has used the U.S. dollar to define America's role in the world, and our economic future"--Publisher's description.