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Risky Business: Wealth-Building, 450 to 1497

As recession enfolded Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire, the economic axis shifted to the Islamic world, where the concept of risk management was born. This program, hosted by Peter Jay, explores the Muslim commercial empire in Egypt, the reemergence of trade in northwestern Europe with the waning of the Dark Ages, and the rise of banking and sophisticated accounting methods among the Italian states. Stefan Reif, of Cambridge University Library, and historians Christopher Dyer and Rheinhold Mueller discourse on subjects ranging from centuries-old financial records preserved in Cairo’s Ben Ezra synagogue to Venetian maritime trade. A BBC Production. (50 minutes)



 
                    

Item#: BVL11262
Copyright date: ©2000
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-3095-8



Part of the Series : The Road to Riches: The History of Wealth-Building
     
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The End or the Beginning? Wealth-Building, 1945 to 2300
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Just as there was once a time without wealth, might there come a time without poverty? In this program, host Peter Jay scrutinizes the attempts by Great Britain, Russia, the People's Republic of China, and Tanzania to stabilize and recharge their eco...(more details)
 
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The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Wealth-Building, 1851 to 1945

Fueled by one scientific breakthrough after another, the Second Industrial Revolution supercharged both manufacturing and trade, but it also led to economic rivalries that indirectly resulted in two world wars. In this program, host Peter Jay, Henry ...(more details)
 
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Never the Same Again: Wealth-Building, 1497 to 1851
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This program, hosted by Peter Jay, focuses on Europe's hunger for wealth as it relates to the exploitation of the New World and the First Industrial Revolution. Expert commentary on the Aztec civilization, Europe's bullion famine, England's cottage i...(more details)
 
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Clever and Greedy: Wealth-Building, 8,000 BC to 650 BC
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Beginning with a concise overview of brain evolution in early hominids and what appears to be barter behavior in chimps, this program traces the rudiments of the human wealth orientation as it developed at Wadi Faynan, a prehistoric agrarian settleme...(more details)
 
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The Love of Money: Wealth-Building, 650 BC to 450 AD
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As ancient trading broadened and became more complex, barter became inadequate. In this program, host Peter Jay; Andrew Meadows, curator of the British Museum; Exeter University's Richard Seaford; and archaeologist John Camp examine history's first s...(more details)
 
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