| Description |
1 streaming video file (47 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences. ; 4 1/4 in. |
| Series |
Ascent of money: a financial history of the world ; [1] |
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Ascent of money ; 1.
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| Performer |
Presenter, Niall Ferguson. |
| Credits |
Editor, Hugh Williams ; director of photography, Dewald Aukema ; composer, Steven Severin ; additional music, Jack Ketch. |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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Originally produced in 2008 by ChimericaMedia in association with Educational Broadcasting Corporation for Channel 4. |
| Form |
Published as part of the 6 videodisc (DVD) series. |
| Summary |
"From "promises to pay" on ancient Babylonian tablets to the insolvency of present-day consumerist America, this program explains the origins of credit and debit and why credit networks are central to civilization. Historian Niall Ferguson examines financial transactions recorded in cuneiform; the transition from Roman numerals to Arabic symbols for greater speed and efficiency among medieval Italian bankers/ notions surrounding the practice of usury during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; and the rise of the Medici, who built their family's fortune as foreign exchange dealers. The program ties into contemporary issues by visiting Memphis, Tennessee -- an epicenter of barbecue and bankruptcies."--from back of container. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Subject |
Documentary films -- United States.
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Credit -- History.
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Welfare state -- History.
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| Added Author |
Ferguson, Niall.
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Danon, Orly.
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Potts, Joanna.
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Berthon, Simon.
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Fall, Melanie.
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Pennink, Adrian.
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ChimericaMedia Ltd.
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Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
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Films Media Group.
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| Music No. |
40180 Films for the Humanities and Sciences |
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