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The world was wild for gold. After discovering the Americas, and under pressure to defend their vast dominion, the Habsburgs of Spain promoted gold and silver exploration in the New World with ruthless urgency. But, the great influx of wealth brought home by plundering conquistadors couldn't compensate for the Spanish…
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1 author picked War and Gold as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Gold has fascinated humanity for a considerable swathe of history, and it continues to do so today.
I saw this book online and immediately had to get it. I already knew that the creation of modern money as debt was fundamentally rooted in war and geopolitics, but I did not know the extensive history of how gold and war were interconnected over 500 years.
I think that this is a captivating study for anyone who is interested in the links between war, gold, and geopolitical capitalism.
A fascinating and essential read for explaining how we arrived at where we are…
From Tim's list on money and capitalism from a political economist.
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