by:
Williams, Jonathan (Editor)
Cribb, Joe (Editor)
Errington, Elizabeth (Editor)

Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Published:June 1998
ISBN:0312212127
Format:Paperback
Pages:256

Description: From Booklist
An untold number of books have chronicled--and even pictured--the history of money. These range from scholarly economic treatises to lavishly illustrated works to John Kenneth Galbraith's sweeping Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went (1975). This new look at the growth and development of ancient monetary systems and the origins of coinage occupies a niche somewhere in between. Williams is a curator in the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum and a specialist in Roman and Iron Age coins. In the context of today's increasingly "cashless society," this is a fascinating survey of the roles played by various cultures in the concept and evolution of money and exchange. Williams traces the rise and diversity of various mediums of exchange and coinage in Mesopotamia, ancient Greece and Egypt, the Roman world, medieval Europe, Islamic lands, and Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The text is superbly enhanced by more than 500 illustrations, more than 200 of which will be in color. David Rouse --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Ingram
Using a wealth of full-color images, Money: A History examines the origins, spread and cultural diversity of money throughout the world. From the exchange systems of earliest times to the increasingly cashless society of today, the history behind money and currency is set against a background of broader issues such as moral, political and religious attitudes to money in different cultures. 850 color illustrations, 200 in color. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.