The true history of money (Dunod “Hors collection”, 2022)

Page 1 to 7: Start Pages | Page 9 to 11: Jacob Goldstein – Author’s note | Page 13: Jacob Goldstein – Presentation | Page 15 to 22: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 1. The origin of money | Page 23 to 32: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 2. Where paper money is invented, triggers an economic revolution and sweeps everything under the rug | Page 33: Jacob Goldstein – Presentation | Page 35 to 40: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 3. Where goldsmiths accidentally reinvent banking (and cause panic in Britain) | Page 41 to 47: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 4. Where one makes a fortune thanks to probabilities | Page 48 to 54: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 5. Where finance is a journey through time | Page 55 to 61: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 6. Where John Law runs the printing press | Page 62 to 71: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 7. Where the millionaires are invented | Page 73: Jacob Goldstein – Presentation | Page 75 to 85: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 8. Where Everyone Makes More Money | Page 86 to 92: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 9. Where we wonder if having more money is really within everyone’s reach | Page 93: Jacob Goldstein – Presentation | Page 95 to 109: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 10. Where the gold standard seduces the world | Page 110 to 124: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 11. Where this is not a “central bank” | Page 125 to 137: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 12. Where Money Dies and Resurrects | Page 139: Jacob Goldstein – Presentation | Page 141 to 155: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 13. Where two guys invent a new currency in an office | Page 156 to 169: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 14. Where we created the euro (and why the dollar works better) | Page 170 to 191: Jacob Goldstein – Chapter 15. Where the crazy dream of a digital currency becomes reality | Page 193 to 205: Jacob Goldstein – Conclusion: The Future of Money | Page 207: Jacob Goldstein – Acknowledgments | Page 209 to 223: Notes | Page 225 to 233: Index | Page 235: Image credits | Page 237: End Pages.