{"product_id":"atlas-of-finance-mapping-the-global-story-of-money-by-dariusz-wojcik-james-cheshire-oliver-uberti","title":"Atlas of Finance: Mapping the Global Story of Money by Dariusz Wojcik, James Cheshire, Oliver Uberti","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique illustrated exploration of the development of finance that combines data from every part of the world and covers five thousand years of history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The book is a lot of fun. Data-fixated readers will enjoy unpicking its main content: a series of elegantly produced maps, graphs and other visualisations. These are eclectic in scope and ambitious in intent.\"--Jonathan Guthrie,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the emergence of money in the ancient world to today's interconnected landscape of high-frequency trading and cryptocurrency, the story of finance has always taken place on an international stage. Finance is one of the most globalized and networked of human activities, and one of the most important social technologies ever invented. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis volume, \u003cstrong\u003ethe first visually based book dedicated to finance,\u003c\/strong\u003e uses graphics and maps to bring the complex and abstract world of finance down to earth, showing how geography is fundamental for understanding finance, and vice versa. It illuminates the people--including Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes--who have shaped our thinking about global finance; brings to life the ways that place-specific histories, laws, regulations, and institutions influence finance; shows how finance relates to innovation, globalization, and environmental change; and details how finance plays a key part in drawing the landscape of uneven development, inequality, and instability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eAtlas of Finance\u003c\/i\u003e, with word and image, will change the way you view both your money and your world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:                               \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In its text and ingenious, often beautifully executed illustrations . . . the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e contains a wealth of information.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Stuttaford, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"What, exactly, is microfinance? What influences the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank? That and more is covered in text and engaging visuals . . . by Dariusz Wójcik, a widely published, award-winning economic geographer.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eLeanne Italie, Associated Press\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Pertinent to all our lives. It is beautifully illustrated. . . . Catch[es] the imagination and inspire[s] people to learn more.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoney Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A wonderful achievement, shining light on many crevices of our economies and their histories.\"--\u003cstrong\u003ePaschal Donohoe, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This intriguing, large-format atlas of intricate maps and graphics with commentaries by economic geographer Dariusz Wójcik and ten colleagues aims to demystify the world of finance, with considerable success.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2025 Prose Award winner, Economics and Reference Work: Single Volume categories, sponsored by the Association of American Publishers (AAP)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2025 Axiom Award Gold Medal winner, International Business\/Globalization category\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlas of Finance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a stunning visual experience, every page a revelation of the mystery of finance and its often hidden pathways across the globe.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eLiaquat Ahamed, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLords of Finance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This volume gives readers a real, intrinsic view of how, where, and when financial markets do their work. It follows the history of money from cuneiform tablets to Bitcoins, showing how the essence of finance is in the networks that it both creates and destroys; and each page bursts with stunning and illuminating illustrations. Everyone from students to seasoned professionals to armchair experts will learn something from this unique and fun book.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eRobert J. Shiller, Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences and author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNarrative Economics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Erudite, spectacular, and revealing, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlas of Finance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sheds a bright light on the history and geography of finance--its contribution to unleashing human potential but also its darker side. A tremendous accomplishment!\"--\u003cstrong\u003eGabriel Zucman, professor at the Paris School of Economics and University of California, Berkeley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDariusz Wójcik\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is professor of financial geography at National University of Singapore. Wójcik leads an author team that includes Panagiotis Iliopoulos, Stefanos Ioannou, Liam Keenan, Julian Migozzi, Timothy Monteath, Vladimír Pazitka, Morag Torrance, and Michael Urban. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Cheshire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is professor of geographic information and cartography at University College London; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOliver Uberti\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a Los Angeles-based designer and a former design editor for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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