Dreams of avarice
credit and interest through the ages
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Author
Contributions
- Danon, Orly - Contributor
- Aukema, Dewald - Contributor
- Severin, Steven - Contributor
- Chimerica Media - Contributor
- Educational Broadcasting Corporation - Contributor
and 2 more
- Channel Four (Great Britain) - Contributor
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) - Contributor
Publication
2008 - Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Hamilton, NJ, New Jersey
Language
English
Word Count
12,000 words, Guess
Page Count
48 pages
Physical Format
Video Recording
Identifiers
- OCLC Control Number319548824
- Open LibraryOL47071966M
Alternate Titles
- Credit and interest through the ages
Description
"From "promises to pay" on ancient Babylonian tablets to the insolvency of present-day consumerist America, this program explains the origins of credit and debt and why credit networks are central to civilization. Historian Niall Ferguson examines financial transactions recorded in cuneiform; the transition from Roman numerals to Arabic symbols for greater speed and efficiency among medieval Italian bankers; notions surrounding the practice of usury during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; and the rise of the Medici, who built their family's fortune as foreign exchange dealers. The program ties into contemporary issues by visiting Memphis, Tennessee-an epicenter of barbecue and bankruptcies. Distributed under license from BBC Worldwide."--Container.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Ascent of money: a financial history of the world
- ECO 204 (NU course)
- ECO 447 (NU course)
- FIN 450 (NU course)
- FIN 501 (NU course)
- FIN 600 (NU course)
- FIN 630 (NU course)
- FIN 651 (NU course)
- FIN 671 (NU course)
- FIN 674 (NU course)
- HIS 431 (NU course)
- MKT 201 (NU course)
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