Greenback planet
Subtitle: how the dollar conquered the world and threatened civilization as we know it
By: H.W. Brands
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Discovering America series
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
ISBN-13: 9780292723412; 9780292735798
Subjects: American Dollar; Monetary policy; International finance; History
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Fiat lucre : 1863-1907; title: Strong and stronger : 1907-1928; title: Skulls and bones : 1929-1944; title: The view from Mount Washington : 1944-1963; title: Floating, floating; title: : 1963-1973; title: Petrodollars, Eurodollars and the invincible yen : 1973-1989; title: Bubble and boil : 1990-2002; title: Be nice to your creditors : 2003-.