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1、NIALLFERGUSONAuthorofTHEWAROFTHEWORLDTHEASCENTOFMONEYAFINANCIALHISTORYofTHEWORLDU.S.$29.95Canada$33.00Bread,cash,dosh,dough,loot:Callitwhatyoulike,itmatters.ToChristians,loveofitistherootofallevil.Togenerals,it'sthesinewsofwar.Torevolutionaries,it'sthechainsoflabor.ButinTheAscen
2、tofMoney,NiallFergusonshowsthatfinanceisinfactthefoundationofhumanprogress.What'smore,herevealsfinancialhistoryastheessentialbackstorybehindallhistory.Theevolutionofcreditanddebtwasasimportantasanytechnologicalinnovationintheriseofcivilization,fromancientBabylontothesilvermineso
3、fBolivia.BanksprovidedthematerialbasisforthesplendorsoftheItalianRenaissancewhilethebondmarketwasthedecisivefactorinconflictsfromtheSevenYears'WartotheAmericanCivilWar.Withtheclarityandverveforwhichheisknown,FergusonexplainswhytheoriginsoftheFrenchRevolutionlieinastockmarketbubb
4、lecausedbyaconvictedScotsmurderer.HeshowshowfinancialfailureturnedArgentinafromtheworld'ssixthrichestcountryintoaninflation-riddenbasketcase—andhowafinancialrevolutionispropellingtheworld'smostpopulouscountryfrompovertytopowerinasinglegeneration.Yetthemostimportantlessonofthefin
5、ancialhistoryisthatsoonerorlatereverybubblebursts—soonerorlaterthebearishsellersoutnumberthebullishbuyers,soonerorlatergreedflipsintofear.Andthat'swhy,whetheryou'rescrapingbyorrollinginit,there'sneverbeenabettertimetounderstandtheascentofmoney.1108NiallFergusonisoneofBritain'smo
6、strenownedhistorians.HeisLaurenceA.TischProfessorofHistoryatHarvardUniversity,aSeniorResearchFellowofJesusCollege,OxfordUniversity,andaSeniorFellowoftheHooverInstitution,StanfordUniversity.ThebestsellingauthorofPaperandIron,TheHouseofRothschild,ThePityofWar,TheCashNexus,Empire,C
7、olossusandTheWaroftheWorld,healsowritesregularlyfornewspapersandmagazinesallovertheworld.HehaswrittenandpresentedfourhighlysuccessfultelevisiondocumentaryseriesforChannel4:Empire,AmericanColossus,TheWaroftheWorldand,mostrecently,TheAscentofMoney.He,hiswifeandthreechildrendividet
8、heirtimebetweentheUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStat
