Casualties of Credit (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780674047389)

With a circulating credit currency, a modern national debt, and sophisticated financial markets, England developed a fiscal-military state that instilled fear and facilitated the first industrial revolution. Yet this new system of credit was precarious and prone to accidents, and it depended on trust, public opinion, and ultimately violence.

Author: Carl Wennerlind
ISBN-10: 0674047389
ISBN-13: 9780674047389
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2011
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2012