The History of Money
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The History of Money
| Author | Jack Weatherford |
|---|---|
| Published | 1997 |
| Pages | 304 |
| Recommended | 3 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Anthropologist Jack Weatherford’s account of money from cowrie shells to electronic transfer, arguing that each new form of money reorganised the society that adopted it. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @typesfast — named in the replies to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025.
- In Patrick O’Shaughnessy’s Full Reading List (Investor Field Guide, 2016) — the archive of his monthly book-club recommendations, saved by Kyle in April 2020 — Full Reading List (Investor Field Guide).
- In Patrick O’Shaughnessy’s A Curriculum for the Modern Investor, saved by Kyle in April 2020 — A Curriculum for the Modern Investor (Patrick O’Shaughnessy).
Connections
What links here
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