Gold : (Record no. 24987)
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| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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| LC control number | 2013016337 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781451650020 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9781849839686 (paperback) |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call number | 322.4/22209 |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Authors | Hart, Matthew, |
| Dates | 1945- |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Gold : |
| Subtitle | the race for the world's most seductive metal / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Matthew Hart |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 290 p. ; |
| Size | 24 cm. |
| SUMMARY | |
| Summary | "From the lost empires of the Sahara to today's frenzied global gold rush, a blazing exploration of the human love affair with gold by the award-winning author of Diamond.Since the 2008 financial crisis, the price of gold has skyrocketed--in three years more than doubling from $800 an ounce to $1900. This massive spike kicked off an unprecedented global gold-mining and exploration boom, much bigger than the Gold Rush of the 1800s. In Gold, acclaimed author Matthew Hart takes you on an unforgettable journey around the world and through history to tell the incredible story of how gold became the world's most precious commodity. Beginning with a page-turning dispatch from the crime-ridden, dangerous inferno of the world's deepest mine, Hart pulls back to survey gold's tempestuous past. From the earliest civilizations, 6,000 years ago, when gold was an icon of sacred and kingly power, Hart tracks its evolution, through conquest, murder, and international mayhem, into the speculative casino-chip that the metal has become. On this spellbinding journey the reader will witness the Spanish plunder of the New World, a century of pillage that crushed the glittering Inca empire of the Andes and transferred its staggering wealth to Europe. Hart describes each boom and bust in gold's long story, each panic and shock, with a masterful storytelling hand, leading the reader to the present day--to the London vaults that hold the multi-ton hoards of such shadowy investors as the American gold fund called "the Spider," to the amazing gold-rich bamboo forests of eastern Senegal, and to the piratical carnival of theft that enlivens the world's greatest gold-producing engine: China. With writing described as "polished and fiery" (Publishers Weekly), Hart weaves together history and cutthroat economics to reveal the human dramas that have driven our lust for a precious yellow metal"-- |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Gold |
| General | History |
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| Topical Heading | Gold mines and mining |
| General | History |
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| Topical Heading | Money |
| General | History |
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| Topical Heading | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Commodities |
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| Topical Heading | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History |
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| Topical Heading | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | https://uowd.box.com/s/jerwjayfvbdml9hflh5ogbhly3afuzy9 |
| Public note | Location Map |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| University of Wollongong in Dubai | University of Wollongong in Dubai | Main Collection | 2014-10-26 | AMAUS | 322.422209 HA GO | T0016379 | 2017-01-26 | 17.12 | 2017-01-26 | REGULAR |