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Synopsis
Covering sixty-six countries across five continents, this title presents a comprehensive look at the varieties of financial crises, and guides us through eight astonishing centuries of government defaults, banking panics, and inflationary spikes - from medieval currency debasements to today's subprime catastrophe.
Trade review
Subtitled, "Eight Centuries Of Financial Folly". A comprehensive look at the varieties of financial crises, looking at government defaults, banking panics and inflationary spikes, from medieval currency to the current debacle.