About the author
Niall Ferguson is a British American historian whose books address finance, empire, war, institutions, networks, and the development of the modern international order. He often writes large comparative narratives for a general audience.
The Ascent of Money traces financial institutions through credit, bonds, shares, insurance, property, and globalization. It is an interpretive history rather than a personal-finance manual, and its broad synthesis benefits from being compared with histories centered on labor, law, and colonial power.
Where to start
Start with The Ascent of Money for Ferguson's narrative history of financial institutions and the political power built around them.
