Money is a central part of everybody’s life and every society and has been moreimportant for humanity than the wheel, the printing press, the steam engine, and theInternet. Money is one of the greatest innovations in our history! I therefore decidedto write this book about money.Not only is money one of the greatest innovations, it is also currently beingradically transformed in a way that ha…
The long nineteenth century was a period of changing modes of labor and consumption. New livelihood opportunities opened up for the landless and poor as globalization made labor mobile. At the same time, the circu-lation and exchange of various goods increased considerably, which affected trade on the global, regional, and local levels. This multidisci-plinary colle…
International politics has become ever more volatile in the last decade,increasing the risk of large-scale military violence. Yet the precise charac-ter of future wars will depend on a range of factors that relate to adversaries,allies, technology, geographical scope, and multiple domains of warfighting.Few would question that land forces will also be important in the foreseeablefuture. Recent …