From the Book - First edition.
Gold : the establishment of order, c. 1500-1914. Sweat of the sun ; Rival nations : England and France ; Revolutions ; Pillars of order ; Great republic ; London 1914
War : the consequences of Armageddon, 1914-1915. guns and shells ; victors and vanquished ; World crisis ; Bretton Woods
The new dollar order, 1945-1973. Pax Americana ; Weary titans ; Japan Incorporated ; Imperial retreat
Paper : the end of gold, 1973- . The impact of oil ; Thatcher and Reagan ; The creation of the Euro
The rise of China ; Delusions of debt ; Crises and 'bailouts'
Appendix. Value of gold stock to world GDP.
