The ascent of money / PBS ; a co-production of Chimerica Media Limited and THIRTEEN in association with WNET ; written and presented by Niall Ferguson ; series producer, Melanie Fall ; series director, Adrian Pennink.

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Based on professor Niall Ferguson's best-selling book "The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World" in which he predicted the current economic crisis delves into how the complex system of global finance evolved over the centuries, how money has shaped the course of human affairs and how th...

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Corporate Authors:	Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) Chimerica Media WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) PBS Home Video PBS Distribution (Firm)
Other Authors:	Ferguson, Niall (Host, Narrator) Fall, Melanie (Producer) Pennink, Adrian (Television producer and director) (Director) Halper, Andy (Producer) Segaller, Stephen (Producer) Berthon, Simon (Producer) Grant, William (William R.) (Producer) Armstrong, Gareth (Actor) Lintern, Richard (Actor)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English; closed-captioned.
Published:	[London] : [Alexandria, Va.] : Chimerica Media Ltd. ; Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2009], ©2009.
Edition:	Complete 4 hour version.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Money > History. Economic history. Finance > History. Economics > History. International finance > History. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction television programs. Television adaptations. Closed caption video recordings. History. Economics. Finance. International finance. Money.
Genre:	Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction television programs. Television adaptations. Closed caption video recordings. History.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Ascent of money : a financial history of the world.
Format:	Video DVD

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