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Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British W

Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power

Niall Ferguson
2003
T2 404 pages · about 6h 44m to read Open Librarygoodreads

About Niall Ferguson

Historian and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford; previously taught at Oxford, Harvard and NYU Stern.

The Ascent of Money traces credit, bond markets, joint-stock equity, insurance and property finance from their origins, giving investors the institutional history behind instruments they price every day. The House of Rothschild and High Financier examine how two banking houses actually made money and managed sovereign and political risk over long periods.

Hoover Institution, Belfer Center, Harvard University, Oxford, Harvard

Niall Ferguson’s page →Hoover Institution →Belfer Center, Harvard University →Oxford →Harvard →

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