HISTORY OF MONEY, THE（ISBN=9780609801727）

From primitive man's cowrie shells to the electronic cash card, from the markets of Timbuktu to the New York Stock Exchange, "The History of Money" explores how money and the myriad forms of exchange have affected humanity, and how they will continue to shape all aspects of our lives--economic, political, and personal National publicity .

Foreword: Reinventing Money
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The World Market
　The Money Net  Cash Configuration
　A Language All Nations Understand
I. CLASSIC CASH
1. Cannibals, Chocolate, and Cash
　Chocolate Cash  Commodity Money  Modem
　Commodities  The Love of Gold  Protomoney
2. The Fifth Element
　As Rich as Croesus  The Market Revolution
　The Greek Genius  The First Economists
3. The Premature Death of Money
　An Empire Financed by Conquest
　The Government Glut
　The First Welfare State  Profits from Persecution
　The Road to Feudalism
4. Knights of Commerce
　The Virgin Bankers  The Dangers of Success
　The Rise of the Italian Banking Families
　The Magic of Bank Money