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The History of Money by Jack Weatherford · Booklabria

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The History of Money

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The History of Money

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First published: 1998
Language: English
Editions: 4

Synopsis

In his most widely appealing book yet, one of today's leading authors of popular anthropology looks at the intriguing history and peculiar nature of money, tracing our relationship with it from the time when primitive men exchanged cowrie shells to the imminent arrival of the all-purpose electronic cash card. 320 pp. Author tour. National radio publicity. 25,000 print.From the Hardcover edition.

Subjects: History
Business
Money
Money, history

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