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The history of money
How is the word "capital" related to "cattle"? What does the goddess Juno have to do with money? And is a "buck" related to a male deer? This intriguing documentary investigates the evolution of money and its impact on world history. Composed of a s...
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Dreams of avarice: credit and interest through the ages
From "promises to pay" on ancient Babylonian tablets to the insolvency of present-day consumerist America, this program explains the origins of credit and debt and why credit networks are central to civilization. Historian Niall Ferguson examines fi...