TY - BOOK AU - Einzig,Paul TI - The history of foreign exchange SN - 0333064925 AV - HG3811 .E35 1970 U1 - 332.4509 PY - 1970/// CY - London, New York PB - Macmillan, St. Martin's P. KW - Foreign exchange N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references: p. [349]-354 N2 - This book is a comprehensive history of foreign exchange, the author separates the "institution" of foreign exchange into four major groups: (1) foreign exchange practices and techniques, (2) the fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, (3) significant foreign exchange policies, and (4) foreign exchange theory. These topics form the chapters of each of the five sections of the book, covering "The Ancient Period" (from the beginning of time to the fall of the Roman Empire), "The Medieval Period" (the Dark Ages through the fifteenth century), "The Early Modern Period" (sixteenth through eighteenth centuries), "The Nineteenth Century," and "Foreign Exchange since 1914." ER -