The Power of Gold, With New Foreword the History of an Obsession
Record details
- ISBN: 9781118285220 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1118285220 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9781118282694 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1118282698 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
electronic resource
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1 online resource. - Edition: 2nd ed.
- Publisher: Hoboken [N. J.] : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Prologue: The Supreme Possession; A Metal for all Seasons; 1. Get Gold at All Hazards; 2. Midas's Wish and the Creatures of Pure Chance; 3. Darius's Bathtub and the Cackling of the Geese; 4. The Symbol and the Faith; 5. Gold, Salt, and the Blessed Town; 6. The Legacy of Eoba, Babba, and Udd; 7. The Great Chain Reaction; 8. The Disintegrating Age and the Kings' Ransoms; 9. The Sacred Thirst; The Path to Triumph; 10. The Fatal Poison and Private Money. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Gold -- History Psychology |
Genre: | Electronic books. |