War and Gold : a Five-Hundred-Year History of Empires, Adventures, and Debt.

The world was wild for gold. After discovering the Americas, and under pressure to defend their vast dominion, the Habsburgs of Spain promoted gold and silver exploration in the New World with ruthless urgency. But, the great influx of wealth brought home by plundering conquistadors couldn't co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kwarteng, Kwasi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : PublicAffairs, 2014.
Temas:
Money > History.
Gold standard > History.
Imperialism > Economic aspects > History.
War > Economic aspects > History.
State bankruptcy > History.
Étalon-or > Histoire.
Impérialisme > Aspect économique > Histoire.
Guerre > Aspect économique > Histoire.
Faillite d'État > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
Gold standard
Imperialism > Economic aspects
Money
State bankruptcy
War > Economic aspects
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The world was wild for gold. After discovering the Americas, and under pressure to defend their vast dominion, the Habsburgs of Spain promoted gold and silver exploration in the New World with ruthless urgency. But, the great influx of wealth brought home by plundering conquistadors couldn't compensate for the Spanish government's extraordinary military spending, which would eventually bankrupt the country multiple times over and lead to the demise of the great empire. Gold became synonymous with financial dependability, and following the devastating chaos of World War I, the gold standard came.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (441 pages)
ISBN:9781610391962
1610391969
9781306777001
1306777003

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