The Cash Nexus: Money and Politics in Modern History, 1700-2000 [平装]

Generations of historians have shied away from the truth behind the cliche: money makes the world go around. In the same style and manner that made "The Pity of War" an international bestseller, Niall Ferguson answers the big questions about finance and its crucial place in bringing happiness and despair, warfare and welfare, boom and crash to nations buffeted by the onward march of history. Starting in 1700 and ending today, "The Cash Nexus" is a dazzling, powerful and controversial explanation of modern world history and the fundamental force that lurks behind it all.

"A stimulating, well-documented outpouring of controversial ideas." -- --Kirkus Reviews

"A sweeping survey of the financial affairs of nations states." -- --Washington Post

"An erudite and noble effort." -- --New York Times

"Ferguson...continues to challenge conventional wisdom.... The book is lucidly argued." -- --Publishers Weekly starred review

"Original, creative...deeply researched." -- --Wall Street Journal

"Throughout this outstanding book, Ferguson's scholarly standards are impeccable." -- --Independent

"[Ferguson] pulls together a boggling array of data and historical references to reach provocative conclusions..." -- --Booklist

Ferguson is "a phenomenon in the making." -- --National Review