The power of gold : the history of an obsession
Bernstein, Peter L.2004
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This volume begins with the magical, religious, and artistic qualities of gold and progresses to the invention of coinage, the transformation of gold into money, and the gold standard.
Main title:
The power of gold : the history of an obsession / Peter L. Bernstein.
Author:
Edition:
Illustrated ed.
Imprint:
New York ; Chichester : John Wiley, 2004.
Collation:
304 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map, ports. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: 2000.Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-293) and index.
ISBN:
9780470091005 (hbk)
Dewey class:
398.365
Language:
English
BRN:
2108033