The Rise and Fall of the City of Money: A Financial History of Edinburgh

by Ray Perman

Book Overview

It started and ended with a financial catastrophe. The Darien disaster of 1700 drove Scotland into union with England, but spawned the institutions which transformed Edinburgh into a global financial centre. The crash of 2008 wrecked the city's two largest and oldest banks - and its reputation. In the three intervening centuries, Edinburgh became a hothouse of financial innovation, prudent banking, reliable insurance and smart investing. The face...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178027680X
• ISBN13: 9781780276809
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Birlinn
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.0" x 7.7"