The Moneymaker

Riassunto

The true story of John Law, gambler, mathematical genius - and killer, and his role in the history of money. Three centuries ago, wealth was in the form of gold and silver. LawÕs ideas revolutionised finance: he set up one of the first banks to issue paper money. A successful system today but for John Law it ended in disaster.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Janet Gleeson
• Editore: Pearson Elt
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.04.2002
• EAN: 9780582453975
• ISBN: 978-0-582-45397-5
• Dimensioni: 196 mm x 200 mm x 13 mm
• Serie: Penguin audio readers; Penguin Readers (Graded Readers); Penguin Readers Level 5. 2300 Headwords. Upper-Intermediate; Pearson Audio Readers; Pearson English readers. Level 5; Penguin Readers (Graded Readers); Pearson Audio Readers
• Categoria: Libri scolastici > Letture / interpretazioni / ausili per la lettura > Inglese