In The Currency of Empire, Jonathan Barth explores the intersection of money and power in the early years of North American history, and he shows how the contro

In The Currency of Empire, Jonathan Barth explores the intersection of money and power in the early years of North American history, and he shows how the contro

By the end of the nineteenth century, the world was ready to adopt the gold standard out of concerns of national power, prestige, and anti-English competition.

A thousand-year history of how China’s obsession with silver influenced the country’s financial well-being, global standing, and political stability This re

This book shows how early economic ideas structured Christian thought and society, giving crucial insight into why money holds such power in the West. Examining