The impact of capital markets on every aspect of business and daily life at the dawn of the 21st century - and how those markets have evolved since antiquity - is explored in this illustrated volume. A chronological narrative explains the origins of market economies in the ancient world, tracing the evolution of markets from the Greek agora and medieval fairs to the first joint stock companies, and detailing the rise of today's commodity and financial markets. Accompanying this text are 17 highly visual features; each is devoted to a type of market transaction, from "cash on the barrelhead" to the most sophisticated speculation in derivatives. These features take the reader from the world of bartering to those of the commodity trader, government finance, and business investments in industries ranging from transportation to entertainment, aerospace, and the Internet. The illustrations emphasize the financial market's practical and profound effects on businesses' and workers' production of goods and services. Also included are 100 biographies of men and women who have reshaped the international marketplace, from John Jacob Astor to Victoria Claflin Woodhall.
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The ever-popular coffee-table book, filled with striking pictures or slick graphics, tends to exalt travel or cooking. But Finch, the best-selling author of The Art of Walt Disney and Highways to Heaven, tries for something different. He takes on the history of humankind as seen through the dealings of people in different marketplaces, whether it is the Athenian "agora" or the New York Stock Exchange. The trajectory of the study goes from 3500 B.C.E. right up to the present. Finch has produced a sumptuous book with a narrative that guides the reader from century to century, accompanied by lavish illustrations and a timeline of historic events. A glossary of financial terms and a section containing short biographies of over 100 famous (or infamous) men and women are also welcome additions. It seems almost churlish to complain about the overabundance of pictures or the lack of footnotes that might have clarified the text, as this is a beautifully designed and written book that will appeal to any business reader. Recommended for larger business collections with plenty of shelf space. Richard Drezen, Washington Post, New York City Bureau
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Christopher Finch's books include the best-selling The Art of Walt Disney and Highways to heaven, an account of the growth of the American automobile industry. John M. Angelo is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Angelo, Gordon & Co., a leading investment firm specializing in non-traditional asset management.
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This review is from: In the Market: The Illustrated History of the Financial Markets (Hardcover)
This book covers the market in the broadest, widest sense. The authors have collected illustrations on every conceivable market from camel caravans crossing the Sahara to the latest scenes on Wall Street. You don't think of a coffee table picture book as having the world's financial markets as a suitable subject, but that's what this is.
The book goes back a few thousand years and covers the basic development of trade that began in the fertile cresent. Major epochs since then are given chapters. These include the depression, the wars, OPEC and so on. As big as the book is, 350 pages, 10 x 12 inches and six pounds in weight, I'm reluctant to use the term 'concise history.' But's that's really what it is. The book, both because of its illustrations and it writing is very good, it's enjoyable reading, much better than what you would expect to find in the usual coffee table book.
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