Casualties of Credit

by Carl Wennerlind

Modern credit, developed during the financial revolution of 1620-1720, laid the foundation for England's political, military, and economic dominance in the eighteenth century. Possessed of a generally circulating credit currency, a modern national debt, and sophisticated financial markets, England developed a fiscal-military state that instilled fear in its foes and facilitated the first industrial revolution. Yet a number of casualties followed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674047389
• ISBN13: 9780674047389
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.4"