{"product_id":"the-history-of-money-jack-weatherford-9780609801727","title":"The History of Money","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"If you're interested in the revolutionary transformation of the meaning and use of money, this is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e book to read \"--Charles R. Schwab\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCultural anthropologist Jack Weatherford traces our relationship with money, from primitive man's cowrie shells to the electronic cash card, from the markets of Timbuktu to the New York Stock Exchange. \u003ci\u003eThe History of Money\u003c\/i\u003e explores how money and the myriad forms of exchange have affected humanity, and how they will continue to shape all aspects of our lives--economic, political, and personal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating book about the force that makes the world go round--the dollars, pounds, francs, marks, bahts, ringits, kwansas, levs, biplwelles, yuans, quetzales, pa'angas, ngultrums, ouguiyas, and other 200-odd brand names that collectively make up the mysterious thing we call money.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Weatherford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0609801724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780609801727\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Currency\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Jack Weatherford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042949296383,"sku":"9780609801727","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_979e157b-1146-46e9-ab9b-0d6a3053bde5.jpg?v=1684964440","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-history-of-money-jack-weatherford-9780609801727","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}