The Oxford Book of Money

Book Overview

Money. Rhino. The long green. It is "the most important thing in the world" (George Bernard Shaw). It is "power, freedom, a cushion, the root of all evil, the sum of blessings" (Carl Sandburg). It is "the alienated essence of man's work and existence" (Karl Marx). It is a medium of exchange, a measure of value, a standard of deferred payment. It is "better than poverty, if only for financial reasons" (Woody Allen). It is "the final enemy that will...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192142003
• ISBN13: 9780192142009
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"