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Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labor. But historian Ferguson shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress. What's more, he reveals financial history as the essential backstory behind...
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"The cash nexus is the crucial point where money and power meet. But does money make the political world go round? Does the success of democracy depend on economic growth? Does victory always go to the richest of the great powers? Or are financial markets the true 'masters' of the modern world?" "With the analytical boldness and the grasp of dazzling detail for which he is now famous, Ferguson offers a fascinating account of the evolution of today's...
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Polish
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"Szmal, forsa, mamona, kasa, gotówka, waluta, nazywajcie je, jak chcecie. Pieniądze naprawdę rozpalają wyobranźnię. Dla chrześcijan zamiłowanie do pieniędzy jest źródłem wszelkiego zła. Dla generalów są one kołem zamachowym wojen, dla rewolucjonistów -- kajdanami przykuwającymi ludzi do pracy. Jak doszło do tego, że żyjemy w świecie, w którym większość pieniędzy jest niewidzialna? Czym właściwie są i skąd się wzięły?...
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