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What's more, I want to reveal financial history as the essential back story behind all history. |
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Banks financed the Renaissance while the bond market decided wars. |
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Stock markets built empires |
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and monetary meltdowns made revolutions. |
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From Ancient Mesopotamia right down to present day London |
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the ascent of money has been an indispensable part of the ascent of man. |
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But money's rise has never been a smooth, upward ride. |
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As we all see, financial history has repeatedly been interrupted by gut-wrenching crises |
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of which today's is just the latest. |
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From the fluctuating prices of the homes we own to the high-speed industrialisation of China, |
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the power of finance is everywhere we look And it affects all of our lives. |
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