Why you should read The Ascent of Money
Niall Ferguson offers a comprehensive collection of anecdotes and observations
about the development of finance. He begins with a brief discussion of pre-money
societies. Then, he carries you through the birth of banking in Renaissance Italy,
the 18th-century Mississippi and South Sea bubbles, the role of Nathan Mayer
Rothschild in the Napoleonic Wars, and the 20th-century transition from the gold
standard to free-market derivatives and currency trading. getAbstract finds
Ferguson’s book eminently readable, entertaining and informative. One caveat:
the author’s approach is more that of a journalist than a historian, so he does not
advance much of a comprehensive theory to explain the events he discusses,
even the ones that are still occurring, notably, the financial crisis that began in
2008. This tasty financial history thoroughly covers who, what, when, where and
how, a feast of facts with not quite enough “why” for dessert.
About the Author
Niall Ferguson is Laurence A. Tisch professor of history at Harvard University,
senior research fellow of Jesus College, Oxford University, and a senior fellow of
the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. His books include Paper and Iron, The
House of Rothschild, The Pity of War, The Cash Nexus, Empire, Colossus and The
War of the World.
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