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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Firefly Books Ltd
Publication date September 14, 2007
Pages 272
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781554072828
ISBN-10 1554072824
Dimensions 0.75 by 7.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight 1.80 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Published in Canada
Original list price $29.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:

A colorful history of coins and currency from their very beginnings.

Money tells the story of coins and paper money from ancient to modern times. The book is an exciting collaboration by curators at the British Museum, home to one of the world's finest numismatic collections. Profusely illustrated with 545 color and archival images, Money traces the use of monetary exchange from a primitive barter system to the online, cashless systems operating today.

Money examines its subject with authority and imagination, covering its history through the ages and across the world:

  • Ancient Mesopotamia, Greece and Egypt
  • The Roman world
  • Medieval Europe
  • Islamic lands
  • India and Southeast Asia
  • China and the Far East
  • Africa and Oceania
  • The early modern period and the modern period.

Including modern developments, such as the introduction of the Euro and e-money, Money is an up-to-date, lively and thought provoking introduction to the subject. It will be of interest to history buffs, economists, bankers and general readers. The beautiful photographs are a fine resource for collectors.



Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780312166021 Book cover for 9780714108865
 
from British Museum Pubns Ltd (September 1, 1997)
9780714108865 | details & prices | 8.00 × 10.25 × 1.00 in. | 2.55 lbs | List price $29.95
from Palgrave Macmillan (May 1, 1997)
9780312166021 | details & prices | 256 pages | 8.00 × 10.00 × 0.75 in. | 2.50 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Examines the history of money from the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt to today's cashless alternatives
Paperback
Book cover for 9780312212124 Book cover for 9780714118147 Book cover for 9781554072828
 
With Catherine Eagleton | from British Museum Pubns Ltd (December 31, 2007)
9780714118147 | details & prices | 272 pages | 7.25 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.85 lbs | List price $24.95
About: From simple exchange systems in earliest times to the cashless society of our own day, this book presents an introduction to the history of money.
The price comparison is for this edition
With Catherine Eagleton | from Firefly Books Ltd (September 14, 2007)
9781554072828 | details & prices | 272 pages | 7.25 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 1.80 lbs | List price $29.95
About: A colorful history of coins and currency from their very beginnings.
from Palgrave Macmillan (June 1, 1998)
9780312212124 | details & prices | 256 pages | 7.75 × 9.75 × 0.75 in. | 2.00 lbs | List price $18.95
About: Examines the history of money from the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt to today's cashless alternatives

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