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It just doesn’t make sense, does it? The America of today shouldn’t exist if what our teachers and overseers taught us about the country’s history were true. The truth is that nearly all of it was untrue or, at the very best, wildly inaccurate. Your eyes are not fooling you. There’s no better or more important time than now to smash the establishment’s historical narrative on American History. A Twisted History of the United States, 1450-1945, is an innovative, rollicking, and eye-opening ride down America’s memory lane that, like all good histories, explains why things really ...

A journey through the ideas that shaped the global economy What differentiates mercantilism from physiocracy? How did the theories of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes revolutionize economic thought? And what challenges do artificial intelligence, inequality, and climate change pose to modern economies? In this work, we explore the evolution of economic ideas from Antiquity to the challenges of the 21st century.

Delve into the riveting world of financial turmoil with this engrossing guide that uncovers the most infamous economic crashes and bubbles in history. From ancient market frenzies to today's complex financial landscapes, this book offers a compelling journey through the ages. Tulip Mania: Uncover the details of the world’s first financial bubble and its far-reaching consequences. The Great Depression: Explore the causes and profound impacts of the 1929 economic collapse. The Dot-Com Bubble: Understand the rise and dramatic burst of the early 2000s internet frenzy. The 2008 Global ...

Op zondag 15 augustus 1971 om negen uur 's avonds kondigde de Amerikaanse president Richard Nixon de belangrijkste economische gebeurtenis aan sinds de uitvinding van het geld. De loskoppeling van de dollar aan de goudstandaard werd een keerpunt in onze geschiedenis en veranderde de economie en onze maatschappij voorgoed. Het loslaten van de goudstandaard door Nixon creëerde een nieuw economisch model dat er uiteindelijk voor zorgde dat de vele voordelen van de technologische vooruitgang en globalisering grote groepen mensen in het Westen nauwelijks bereikten.

Wars are expensive, both in human terms and monetary ones. Since the 1640s, in the aftermath of the British Civil Wars, the phrase 'blood and treasure' has encapsulated these costs. Blood and Treasure examines why Genghis Khan should be regarded as the father of globalisation, how New World gold and silver kept Spain poor, why some economists think of witch trials as a form of 'non-price competition', how pirate captains were pioneers of effective HR techniques, how handing out medals hurt the Luftwaffe in the Second World War and why economic theories helped to create a tragedy in Vietnam.

In Behold the Leviathan: The Unusual Rise of Modern India, Saurabh Mukherjea and Nandita Rajhansa provide a gripping picture of how 1.5 billion Indians are combining to spectacular effect to create a range of social and economic outcomes which have no precedent in any emerging economy. For example, India now has as many chess grandmasters as the United States, and the expertise of its scientists has guided India's space modules to the dark side of the moon, a feat no other country has achieved.

Pocas cosas nos resultan tan cotidianas como el dinero. Cuando miramos estos rectángulos de papel tintado, estas monedas de metal que llevamos en el bolsillo, no solemos ser conscientes de que estamos observando uno de los pilares sobre los que se levanta nuestra civilización. El dinero actual es el producto de diez mil años de evolución. Es una institución que ha acompañado al ser humano desde tiempos tan antiguos que casi nada sabemos de ellos. Desde esos tiempos remotos hasta nuestros días, el dinero ha vivido una extraordinaria aventura, toda una odisea de esplendor y progreso, ...