The invention of money
By: Nicolas Brasch
Series: Discovery education. Discoveries and inventions; Discovery education (Series)
Publisher: PowerKids Press; Rosen Publishing Group
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781477713334; 9781477715086; 9781477715093
Subjects: Money; Juvenile literature; History
Description: People in Asia Minor developed the first coin-based currency, but long before that humans would exchange precious objects for the things necessary for their daily life. Currency is a fact of human life, and this book explores its genesis, beginning with those early coins and precious objects and tracing their legacy to the banknotes and fraud-detecting devices of the twenty-first century. Photographs and illustrations explore the remarkable diversity and detail of contemporary currency, while engaging text explores money's utility and places it within a social context.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Why we need money; title: Bartering; title: Coins; title: Paper money; title: Precious objects; title: Banking; title: Creating interest; title: You decide; title: Making money; title: Fighting fraud; title: Money through the ages; title: Collecting money.