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The power of gold [electronic resource] : the history of an obsession / Peter L. Bernstein.

By: Bernstein, Peter L.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : John Wiley, c2000Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-407) and index.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 432 p.).ISBN: 0471436593 (electronic bk.); 9780471436591 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Gold -- Folklore | Gold -- History | Gold -- Social aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 398/.365 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
Prologue: The Supreme Possession -- A Metal for All Seasons -- Get Gold at All Hazards -- Midas's Wish and the Creatures of Pure Chance -- Darius's Bathtub and the Cackling of the Geese -- The Symbol and the Faith -- Gold, Salt, and the Blessed Town -- The Legacy of Eoba, Babba, and Udd -- The Great Chain Reaction -- The Disintegrating Age and the Kings' Ransoms -- The Sacred Thirst -- The Path to Triumph -- The Fatal Poison and Private Money -- The Asian Necropolis and Hien Tsung's Inadvertent Innovation -- The Great Recoinage and the Last of the Magicians -- The True Doctrine and the Great Evil -- The New Mistress and the Cursed Discovery -- The Badge of Honor -- The Most Stupendous Conspiracy and the Endless Chain -- The Descent From Glory -- The Norman Conquest -- The End of the Epoch -- The Transcending Value -- World War Eight and the Thirty Ounces of Gold -- Epilogue: The Supreme Possession?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-407) and index.

Prologue: The Supreme Possession -- A Metal for All Seasons -- Get Gold at All Hazards -- Midas's Wish and the Creatures of Pure Chance -- Darius's Bathtub and the Cackling of the Geese -- The Symbol and the Faith -- Gold, Salt, and the Blessed Town -- The Legacy of Eoba, Babba, and Udd -- The Great Chain Reaction -- The Disintegrating Age and the Kings' Ransoms -- The Sacred Thirst -- The Path to Triumph -- The Fatal Poison and Private Money -- The Asian Necropolis and Hien Tsung's Inadvertent Innovation -- The Great Recoinage and the Last of the Magicians -- The True Doctrine and the Great Evil -- The New Mistress and the Cursed Discovery -- The Badge of Honor -- The Most Stupendous Conspiracy and the Endless Chain -- The Descent From Glory -- The Norman Conquest -- The End of the Epoch -- The Transcending Value -- World War Eight and the Thirty Ounces of Gold -- Epilogue: The Supreme Possession?

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