Money: A Story of Humanity by David McWilliams - Economics & Finance Non Fiction - Hardback

Details:. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Hardback. ISBN: 9781471195433. Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK. Overview:. Money: A Story of Humanity is economist David McWilliams' sweeping, entertaining account of the object that has shaped civilisation - from Mesopotamian clay tablets to Bitcoin. Blending economics, history and storytelling, McWilliams reveals how money has driven human ingenuity, sparked revolutions, built empires and widened inequality. A Radio 4 Book of the Week and Financial Times Book of the Year, this hardback is essential reading for anyone curious about how currency really works, and why it matters more than ever in today's uncertain economy.. About the Book:. In this illuminating and often irreverent journey, David McWilliams charts the relationship between humans and money across five thousand years - from clay tablets in Mesopotamia to coins in Ancient Greece, mathematics in the medieval Arab world, the financial chaos of the French Revolution, and the invention of the US dollar through to today's cryptocurrencies. Along the way, readers meet the innovators, chancers and revolutionaries who used money to disrupt society and transform how we live. McWilliams argues that money is humanity's greatest invention: it brings freedom, yet it can just as easily take it away. Written for readers of Sapiens and Yanis Varoufakis, the book moves fluidly between rigorous economic analysis and vivid, often funny anecdotes, making complex financial history feel immediate and alive. Topics such as banking, inflation, debt, and the psychology of wealth are explored with genuine curiosity rather than dry academic detachment, giving readers fresh context for understanding modern financial crises and the rise of digital currency. Praised by figures including Professor Brian Cox, and shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards and Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2024, this is popular economics writing at its most engaging.. Written by David McWilliams, an