A history of credit and power in the Western world Scott B MacDonald; Albert L Gastmann

By:

MacDonald, Scott B

Contributor(s):

Gastmann, Albert L

Material type: Text

9780765808332

DDC classification:

332.7 MAC

Contents:

The ancient Mediterranean world -- Byzantine Christians and Muslims -- The Jewish bridge -- Trade fairs and the knights templar -- The Italians and credit -- Credit goes north: the road to Amsterdam -- Finance in the age of British power -- Continental echoes -- The rise of U.S. power and credit -- The democratization of credit -- Challenges to the U.S.-dominated credit system -- Globalized markets -- Conclusion: new frontiers.

Summary: This volume examines the evolution of credit in the western world and its relationship to power. Spanning several centuries of human endeavour, it focuses on western Europe and the United States and also considers how the western system became the global credit system.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	332.7 MAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		36409

The ancient Mediterranean world --
Byzantine Christians and Muslims --

The Jewish bridge --

Trade fairs and the knights templar --

The Italians and credit --

Credit goes north: the road to Amsterdam --

Finance in the age of British power --

Continental echoes --

The rise of U.S. power and credit --

The democratization of credit --

Challenges to the U.S.-dominated credit system --

Globalized markets --

Conclusion: new frontiers.

This volume examines the evolution of credit in the western world and its relationship to power. Spanning several centuries of human endeavour, it focuses on western Europe and the United States and also considers how the western system became the global credit system.

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