Casualties of Credit

With a circulating credit currency, a modern national debt, and sophisticated financial markets, England developed a fiscal-military state that instilled fear and facilitated the first industrial revolution. Yet this new system of credit was precarious and prone to accidents, and it depended on trust, public opinion, and ultimately violence.

Author: Carl Wennerlind
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 11/30/2011
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.5lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780674047389