Currencies and Cultures 1st Edition by Noel Mark Noël ISBN 9781527526495 1527526496

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Author: Noel Mark Noël

 Why cultures are different can be examined through the multifaceted lens of their currencies, their economic policies, and the very foundations of how money works. Anyone who has traveled abroad immediately senses the cultural differences, even before learning about the language, politics, or history of the people. The tourist is promptly faced with strangely priced goods and services, an unknown currency of dubious value, and an alien system of payment, trade, and exchange. An investigation into the origins and evolution of money explains much about the behavior of people and their culture.
The collection of coins and money often begins with an inquiry into the history of a currency and other payment media used to resolve debts and exchange goods. Coin collecting can lead to a compelling interest in the study of cultural differences as numismatists have come to appreciate the semantic connection between numisma (coinage) and nomos (customs) with nonos (laws). Those interested in economics and business would find, through the study of numismatics, a wealth of information the equivalent of a life-long education not only in the study of coins and currencies, but also about people and their history.
Culture is defined by the values, norms, and beliefs shared among its members and supported by its cultural institutions. A symbiotic relationship exists between a currency and its culture and society. The extent to which cultural institutions encourage and reinforce their economic foundations indicates the degree of a culture’s success or failure. This book offers insights into how cultural institutions can strengthen their citizens values and beliefs with that of their currency and enhance the process of trade and exchange for the betterment and prosperity of its people.
The Latin phrase “cui bono?” translates into “whose profit or advantage?” Currencies and Cultures reexamines and challenges our current understanding of economic history – and provides insights into human behavior by “following the money.”

Table of contents:

1. The Bizarre World of Currencies and Cultures

2. Civilizations & Cultures: The Foundations of Wealth

3. Athena: Goddess of Wisdom & War

4. Latifundia, Rome, & the Economics behind the Roman Republic

5. The Imperial Roman Empire & Roman Imperial Coins

6. The Middle Ages: The Ascendance and Fusion of Church and State

7. The Middle Ages: The Beginning of the End

8. The Dawn of Banking and Capitalism

9. The Origins of Modem Currency and the Dutch Golden Age

10. The United Kingdom and the Wizard of the Gold Standard

11. The American Experience: A Currency and Culture in Transition, Part I

12. The American Experience: A Currency and Culture in Transition, Part II

13. Globalization & the Paradox of Prosperity

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