Gold--the yellow devil / A. Anikin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: engrus Publication details: New York : International Publishers, 1983.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: 244 p. ; 21 cm. tablesISBN:
  • 0717805999 :
Uniform titles:
  • Zheltyĭ dʹi︠a︡vol. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.4/222 19
LOC classification:
  • HG 289 .A6413 1983
Contents:
I. Introduction : Gold in the life of mankind -- II. How gold became money -- III. Mining the yellow --IV. Where the gold goes -- V. Gold genocide -- VI. The power of gold -- VII. The gold standard and its agony -- VIII. The international monetary system -- IX. The fate of the yellow metal
Summary: "There is a nearly universal curiosity about gold -- its history, uses, and significance in human affairs. In this highly readable and most informative book, an eminent Soviet economist exames the development and the modern problems of gold as a monetary metal, and the real essence of the gold standard. Prof. Anikin's study makes clear the role of gold in the evolution and crisis of the capitalist international monetary system. He predicts that gold has more surprises in store." from the dust jacket.
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BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks The Karl H. Niebyl Collection HG 289 .A6413 1983 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan NPML19060004

Translation of: Zheltyĭ dʹi︠a︡vol / by K.M. Cook.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237 - 244.)

I. Introduction : Gold in the life of mankind -- II. How gold became money -- III. Mining the yellow --IV. Where the gold goes -- V. Gold genocide -- VI. The power of gold -- VII. The gold standard and its agony -- VIII. The international monetary system -- IX. The fate of the yellow metal

"There is a nearly universal curiosity about gold -- its history, uses, and significance in human affairs. In this highly readable and most informative book, an eminent Soviet economist exames the development and the modern problems of gold as a monetary metal, and the real essence of the gold standard. Prof. Anikin's study makes clear the role of gold in the evolution and crisis of the capitalist international monetary system. He predicts that gold has more surprises in store." from the dust jacket.

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