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5.0 out of 5 stars Best DVD Series on Money To Be Found Anywhere
I majored in international finance in graduate school. However, I ended up working in another industry. After the banking crash, I wanted to know more about not only what happened, but why it happened. Since my grad school training didn't teach me much about international financial crises, I have read book after book on the banking crash as well as many articles. This book provides an excellent history of money, and how it has evolved over the years from gold and silver coins to electronic digits stored in a computer. Professor Niall Ferguson manages to explain a complex subject in an interesting and understandable way. I was captivated watching the entire series the first time I saw it on PBS. You will too. Toward the end of the series, Professor Ferguson explains how we got into the current banking crises. Electronic storage and trading of money has made it possible to fool a lot of people through the use of complexity and subterfuge. I highly recommend this series to anyone with an inquiring mind.
5.0 out of 5 stars Eye opening
Learned a lot from this series. I got it because I previously watched the other series War of the World by the same historian and was duly impressed and enjoyed that. Great video to learn history about things like how life insurance got its start, various banking schemes and things that are now considered standard. Failed investment schemes that have changed the whole world, caused goverments to rise and fall, etc. Definitely interesting to rewatch to catch details one has missed, or to fill back into the overview one can only get by watching the whole thing. I'd love to see a new chapter/sequel added after our last economic downturn.
4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful teaching tool
I bought this DVD for my husband, a professor of economics. He has used it in one of his classes, and has found it not only a clear explanation of economic matters, but also one that engages the students. Niall Ferguson presents the material in as interesting a manner as one can when dealing with economics. (That's me, the non-economist, speaking.)
5.0 out of 5 stars Good price
Good price. Good delivery time. Have not seen the dvd but I think I will like it. DVD's are getting hard to fine.
5.0 out of 5 stars The Ascent of Money
Buy it, watch it, share it. An incredible journey through the history of money. While I did indeed watch this on the PBS satellite some time ago, it is certainly worthwhile to revisit, and that's why I purchased it. Only wish they had stuff like this when I was in school. Cheers!
5.0 out of 5 stars If you wonder WTF happened to our financial system...
The Ascent of Money explains it all, and with excellent production values. My high school seniors will be watching all segments of this video. Since we are in the Multimedia Academy, the outstanding photography provides a standard for the Advanced Film Studies component. This video will not make anyone a billionaire, but it can help keep them from poverty.
4.0 out of 5 stars The Ascent of Money: The Financial History of the world
Good material, very didactic and self explainable. I just would like to complain about the DVD region; it does not work in US. I have to buy a multi region DVD to see the CD
5.0 out of 5 stars The best introduction to finances
Mr. Nial Ferguson has a wonderful ability to find the "truth" and state it in a concise manner in these busy times and tells an outstanding history of how finances and monetary issues begun and how they evolved over the past few thousand years of humanity. Thank you Nial.
Four Stars
as described
Excellent DVD
I had watched this show on the Knowledge Network and knew I had to purchase it not only for myself but also for two other people I knew who were economists themselves.This DVD is an in depth look at the history of money and how it's affected the world from the time of the middle ages to the crisis of 2008.It's a 4 part series which covers the history of banks, insurance, and how China has become the country with the controlling US interests, among other issues.A must see for all those who want to know how money affects their daily lives.
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Four Stars
Great historical account
important information!
Enjoyed watching video because it came at a time when reading material was being recemended
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Review:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best DVD Series on Money To Be Found Anywhere
I majored in international finance in graduate school. However, I ended up working in another industry. After the banking crash, I wanted to know more about not only what happened, but why it happened. Since my grad school training didn't teach me much about international financial crises, I have read book after book on the banking crash as well as many articles. This book provides an excellent history of money, and how it has evolved over the years from gold and silver coins to electronic digits stored in a computer. Professor Niall Ferguson manages to explain a complex subject in an interesting and understandable way. I was captivated watching the entire series the first time I saw it on PBS. You will too. Toward the end of the series, Professor Ferguson explains how we got into the current banking crises. Electronic storage and trading of money has made it possible to fool a lot of people through the use of complexity and subterfuge. I highly recommend this series to anyone with an inquiring mind.
5.0 out of 5 stars Eye opening
Learned a lot from this series. I got it because I previously watched the other series War of the World by the same historian and was duly impressed and enjoyed that. Great video to learn history about things like how life insurance got its start, various banking schemes and things that are now considered standard. Failed investment schemes that have changed the whole world, caused goverments to rise and fall, etc. Definitely interesting to rewatch to catch details one has missed, or to fill back into the overview one can only get by watching the whole thing. I'd love to see a new chapter/sequel added after our last economic downturn.
4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful teaching tool
I bought this DVD for my husband, a professor of economics. He has used it in one of his classes, and has found it not only a clear explanation of economic matters, but also one that engages the students. Niall Ferguson presents the material in as interesting a manner as one can when dealing with economics. (That's me, the non-economist, speaking.)
5.0 out of 5 stars Good price
Good price. Good delivery time. Have not seen the dvd but I think I will like it. DVD's are getting hard to fine.
5.0 out of 5 stars The Ascent of Money
Buy it, watch it, share it. An incredible journey through the history of money. While I did indeed watch this on the PBS satellite some time ago, it is certainly worthwhile to revisit, and that's why I purchased it. Only wish they had stuff like this when I was in school. Cheers!
5.0 out of 5 stars If you wonder WTF happened to our financial system...
The Ascent of Money explains it all, and with excellent production values. My high school seniors will be watching all segments of this video. Since we are in the Multimedia Academy, the outstanding photography provides a standard for the Advanced Film Studies component. This video will not make anyone a billionaire, but it can help keep them from poverty.
4.0 out of 5 stars The Ascent of Money: The Financial History of the world
Good material, very didactic and self explainable. I just would like to complain about the DVD region; it does not work in US. I have to buy a multi region DVD to see the CD
5.0 out of 5 stars The best introduction to finances
Mr. Nial Ferguson has a wonderful ability to find the "truth" and state it in a concise manner in these busy times and tells an outstanding history of how finances and monetary issues begun and how they evolved over the past few thousand years of humanity. Thank you Nial.
Four Stars
as described
Excellent DVD
I had watched this show on the Knowledge Network and knew I had to purchase it not only for myself but also for two other people I knew who were economists themselves.This DVD is an in depth look at the history of money and how it's affected the world from the time of the middle ages to the crisis of 2008.It's a 4 part series which covers the history of banks, insurance, and how China has become the country with the controlling US interests, among other issues.A must see for all those who want to know how money affects their daily lives.
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Four Stars
Great historical account
important information!
Enjoyed watching video because it came at a time when reading material was being recemended
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