Human bondage
Subtitle: the evolution of bond trading
By: written and presented by Niall Ferguson ; producer Joanna ; Chimerica Media in association with Educational Broadcasting Corporation for Channel 4.
Contributors: Potts, Joanna; Danon, Orly; Aukema, Dewald; Severin, Steven; Chimerica Media; Educational Broadcasting Corporation; Channel Four (Great Britain); Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Series: Ascent of money: a financial history of the world; ECO 447 (NU course); FIN 631 (NU course); FIN 635 (NU course); MGT 430 (NU course)
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hamilton, NJ
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 49
Subjects: Bonds; History; International finance; Condottieri
Other titles: Evolution of bond trading
Description: "Beginning in the strange and chaotic world of war financing, this program explores the origins and development of bond trading. Historian Niall Ferguson presents profiles of military backers and bankrollers through the centuries, linking their activities to the rise and fall of governments, the volatile fortunes of their constituents, and the fluctuations of global markets. Viewers will learn about Sir John Hawkwood, the 14th-century condottiero, or military contractor, whose investments steered campaigns in Pisa and Florence-as well as the storied Rothschilds family, which played a financial role in conflicts from Waterloo to the American Civil War. The ramifications for today's bond market are also studied."--Container.
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Editor, Orly Danon ; director of photography, Dewald Aukema ; composer, Steven Severin.

Presenter: Niall Ferguson.

DVD-R.

Closed-captioned.