{"id":6320,"date":"2020-08-02T15:21:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T09:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vivekkaul.com\/?page_id=6320"},"modified":"2020-08-06T20:49:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T15:19:12","slug":"easy-money-evolution-of-money-from-robinson-crusoe-to-the-first-world-war","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vivekkaul.com\/books\/easy-money-evolution-of-money-from-robinson-crusoe-to-the-first-world-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Money: Evolution of Money from Robinson Crusoe to the First World War"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#kt-layout-id_b2c493-67{margin-bottom:0px;}#kt-layout-id_b2c493-67 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_b2c493-67 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_b2c493-67 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(25% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2))) minmax(0, calc(75% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}#kt-layout-id_b2c493-67 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_b2c493-67 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_b2c493-67 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_b2c493-67\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_b2c493-67\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row  kt-custom-first-width-25  kt-custom-second-width-75\"><style>.kadence-column_f70ba2-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_f70ba2-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_f70ba2-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_f70ba2-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_f70ba2-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_f70ba2-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_f70ba2-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_f70ba2-6c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_f70ba2-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_f70ba2-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_f70ba2-6c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized image-book\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vivekkaul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Easy-Money-Book-1.jpg?resize=195%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6294\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column_982fb3-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_982fb3-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_982fb3-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_982fb3-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_982fb3-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_982fb3-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_982fb3-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_982fb3-ce{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_982fb3-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_982fb3-ce > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-2 kadence-column_982fb3-ce\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We live in an era when coloured pieces of paper are deemed to be money. But this was not how things always were. In the United States, tobacco was money for longer than gold was. In parts of ancient India, almonds were money. Corn was money in Guatemala. In the rice-producing nations of Philippines, Japan and Burma, standardized portions of rice served as money. Salt was money in the Sahara Desert. How did these commodities disappear as money? What role did the rise of banking play in the rise of paper money? How has paper money at various points of time destroyed financial systems? And, most importantly, how do the same mistakes which were made earlier continue to be made in the modern era? Vivek Kaul answers these and many more questions in the first book in the Easy Money series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Buy it now<\/strong>: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Easy-Money-Evolution-Robinson-Crusoe\/dp\/9352777530?linkId=ac08ec15f021c2d5a00b81d9e2d15125&amp;language=en_IN\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flipkart.com\/easy-money-evolution-money-robinson-crusoe-first-world-war\/p\/itm0a267ab3a6fb4?pid=9789352777532&amp;lid=LSTBOK9789352777532NG7DLV&amp;marketplace=FLIPKART&amp;srno=s_1_1&amp;otracker=search&amp;otracker1=search&amp;fm=SEARCH&amp;iid=125abfb4-e6e4-4e61-bf76-91a37d738ce9.9789352777532.SEARCH&amp;ppt=sp&amp;ppn=sp&amp;ssid=zwuvu2e1jk0000001596368475749&amp;qH=3455b63daea28e78\" target=\"_blank\">Flipkart<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30i3Hrg\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon US<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"books-testimonials wp-block-heading\">What people are saying about the Easy Money trilogy<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_83bbcf-87 .kt-svg-testimonial-global-icon{font-size:30px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_83bbcf-87 .kt-testimonial-item-0 .kt-svg-testimonial-icon{color:#555555;font-size:50px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_83bbcf-87 .kt-testimonial-rating-wrap{margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_83bbcf-87 .kt-testimonial-rating-wrap .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#ffd700;font-size:16px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_83bbcf-87 .kt-testimonial-grid-wrap{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_83bbcf-87 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-text-wrap{padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_83bbcf-87 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-title{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_83bbcf-87 .kt-testimonial-occupation{font-size:15px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_83bbcf-87 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap{max-width:500px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_83bbcf-87 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-text-wrap{max-width:500px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_83bbcf-87 .kt-testimonial-media-inner-wrap{width:60px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_83bbcf-87 .kt-svg-testimonial-icon{justify-content:center;align-items:center;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_83bbcf-87{padding-top:px;padding-bottom:px;margin-top:px;margin-bottom:px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-testimonials kt-testimonial-halign-left kt-testimonial-style-bubble kt-testimonials-media-on kt-testimonials-icon-off kt-testimonial-columns-1 kt-t-xxl-col-1 kt-t-xl-col-1 kt-t-lg-col-1 kt-t-md-col-1 kt-t-sm-col-1 kt-t-xs-col-1 kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_83bbcf-87\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-grid-wrap\" style=\"grid-row-gap:30px;grid-column-gap:30px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-item-wrap kt-testimonial-item-0\" style=\"max-width:500px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-text-wrap\" style=\"border-color:rgba(238, 238, 238, 1);padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"kt-testimonial-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content\"><em>Asking someone what a thing costs will draw a speedy reply. But now ask them what money is &#8230; Vivek\u00a0has asked himself precisely this question and this fine book is a culmination of his dogged pursuit of the\u00a0answer. Join him in his rich intellectual voyage and see for yourself where it leads.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name\">Dylan Grice<\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-occupation-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-occupation\">Former editor of the Edelweiss Journal<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_4e4594-18 .kt-svg-testimonial-global-icon{font-size:30px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_4e4594-18 .kt-testimonial-item-0 .kt-svg-testimonial-icon{color:#555555;font-size:50px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_4e4594-18 .kt-testimonial-rating-wrap{margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_4e4594-18 .kt-testimonial-rating-wrap .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#ffd700;font-size:16px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_4e4594-18 .kt-testimonial-grid-wrap{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_4e4594-18 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-text-wrap{padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_4e4594-18 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-title{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_4e4594-18 .kt-testimonial-occupation{font-size:15px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_4e4594-18 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap{max-width:500px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_4e4594-18 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-text-wrap{max-width:500px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_4e4594-18 .kt-testimonial-media-inner-wrap{width:60px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_4e4594-18 .kt-svg-testimonial-icon{justify-content:center;align-items:center;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_4e4594-18{padding-top:px;padding-bottom:px;margin-top:px;margin-bottom:px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-testimonials kt-testimonial-halign-left kt-testimonial-style-bubble kt-testimonials-media-on kt-testimonials-icon-off kt-testimonial-columns-1 kt-t-xxl-col-1 kt-t-xl-col-1 kt-t-lg-col-1 kt-t-md-col-1 kt-t-sm-col-1 kt-t-xs-col-1 kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_4e4594-18\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-grid-wrap\" style=\"grid-row-gap:30px;grid-column-gap:30px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-item-wrap kt-testimonial-item-0\" style=\"max-width:500px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-text-wrap\" style=\"border-color:rgba(238, 238, 238, 1);padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"kt-testimonial-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content\"><em>Forget what you think you know about money and read the true, absorbing tale told by Vivek Kaul in his thorough, but fascinating book, Easy Money. A great read.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name\">Al Ries<\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-occupation-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-occupation\">Internationally respected marketing guru and author<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_c9967e-53 .kt-svg-testimonial-global-icon{font-size:30px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_c9967e-53 .kt-testimonial-item-0 .kt-svg-testimonial-icon{color:#555555;font-size:50px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_c9967e-53 .kt-testimonial-rating-wrap{margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_c9967e-53 .kt-testimonial-rating-wrap .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#ffd700;font-size:16px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_c9967e-53 .kt-testimonial-grid-wrap{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_c9967e-53 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-text-wrap{padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_c9967e-53 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-title{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_c9967e-53 .kt-testimonial-occupation{font-size:15px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_c9967e-53 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap{max-width:500px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_c9967e-53 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-text-wrap{max-width:500px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_c9967e-53 .kt-testimonial-media-inner-wrap{width:60px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_c9967e-53 .kt-svg-testimonial-icon{justify-content:center;align-items:center;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_c9967e-53{padding-top:px;padding-bottom:px;margin-top:px;margin-bottom:px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-testimonials kt-testimonial-halign-left kt-testimonial-style-bubble kt-testimonials-media-on kt-testimonials-icon-off kt-testimonial-columns-1 kt-t-xxl-col-1 kt-t-xl-col-1 kt-t-lg-col-1 kt-t-md-col-1 kt-t-sm-col-1 kt-t-xs-col-1 kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_c9967e-53\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-grid-wrap\" style=\"grid-row-gap:30px;grid-column-gap:30px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-item-wrap kt-testimonial-item-0\" style=\"max-width:500px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-text-wrap\" style=\"border-color:rgba(238, 238, 238, 1);padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"kt-testimonial-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content\"><em>On our desk are two great books. One is David Stockman\u2019s The Great Deformation&#8230; The other is\u00a0Vivek Kaul&#8217;s Easy Money<\/em>.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name\">Bill Bonner<\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-occupation-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-occupation\">President and Founder of Agora Inc, an international\u00a0publisher of financial and special interest books and newsletters.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_df191d-16 .kt-svg-testimonial-global-icon{font-size:30px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_df191d-16 .kt-testimonial-item-0 .kt-svg-testimonial-icon{color:#555555;font-size:50px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_df191d-16 .kt-testimonial-rating-wrap{margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_df191d-16 .kt-testimonial-rating-wrap .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#ffd700;font-size:16px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_df191d-16 .kt-testimonial-grid-wrap{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_df191d-16 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-text-wrap{padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_df191d-16 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-title{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_df191d-16 .kt-testimonial-occupation{font-size:15px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_df191d-16 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap{max-width:500px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_df191d-16 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-text-wrap{max-width:500px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_df191d-16 .kt-testimonial-media-inner-wrap{width:60px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_df191d-16 .kt-svg-testimonial-icon{justify-content:center;align-items:center;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_df191d-16{padding-top:px;padding-bottom:px;margin-top:px;margin-bottom:px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-testimonials kt-testimonial-halign-left kt-testimonial-style-bubble kt-testimonials-media-on kt-testimonials-icon-off kt-testimonial-columns-1 kt-t-xxl-col-1 kt-t-xl-col-1 kt-t-lg-col-1 kt-t-md-col-1 kt-t-sm-col-1 kt-t-xs-col-1 kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_df191d-16\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-grid-wrap\" style=\"grid-row-gap:30px;grid-column-gap:30px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-item-wrap kt-testimonial-item-0\" style=\"max-width:500px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-text-wrap\" style=\"border-color:rgba(238, 238, 238, 1);padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"kt-testimonial-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content\"><em>This indigenous writer has written a book which is truly global in every sense. I would take the\u00a0liberty of placing him in the same league as a Niall Ferguson or a Peter Bernstein, even though this\u00a0is Vivek Kaul&#8217;s first book<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name\">The Hindu<\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-occupation-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-occupation\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_88a059-21 .kt-svg-testimonial-global-icon{font-size:30px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_88a059-21 .kt-testimonial-item-0 .kt-svg-testimonial-icon{color:#555555;font-size:50px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_88a059-21 .kt-testimonial-rating-wrap{margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_88a059-21 .kt-testimonial-rating-wrap .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:#ffd700;font-size:16px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_88a059-21 .kt-testimonial-grid-wrap{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_88a059-21 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-text-wrap{padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_88a059-21 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-title{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_88a059-21 .kt-testimonial-occupation{font-size:15px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_88a059-21 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap{max-width:500px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_88a059-21 .kt-testimonial-item-wrap .kt-testimonial-text-wrap{max-width:500px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_88a059-21 .kt-testimonial-media-inner-wrap{width:60px;}.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_88a059-21 .kt-svg-testimonial-icon{justify-content:center;align-items:center;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_88a059-21{padding-top:px;padding-bottom:px;margin-top:px;margin-bottom:px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-testimonials kt-testimonial-halign-left kt-testimonial-style-bubble kt-testimonials-media-on kt-testimonials-icon-off kt-testimonial-columns-1 kt-t-xxl-col-1 kt-t-xl-col-1 kt-t-lg-col-1 kt-t-md-col-1 kt-t-sm-col-1 kt-t-xs-col-1 kt-blocks-testimonials-wrap_88a059-21\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-grid-wrap\" style=\"grid-row-gap:30px;grid-column-gap:30px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-item-wrap kt-testimonial-item-0\" style=\"max-width:500px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-text-wrap\" style=\"border-color:rgba(238, 238, 238, 1);padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"kt-testimonial-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-content\"><em>Kaul is not an economist and rightly assumes that neither are his readers. Unlike other books that\u00a0seem to have had been written by one economist for other, this book is for everyone who is ready\u00a0to try out a riveting cocktail of history and economics. There is no jargon to throw you off balance.<br>Instead, the writing is simple, suave and lucid.\u00a0<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-meta-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-name\">Daily News and Analysis (DNA)<\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-testimonial-occupation-wrap\"><div class=\"kt-testimonial-occupation\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Book We live in an era when coloured pieces of paper are deemed to be money. But this was not how things always were. In the United States, tobacco was money for longer than gold was. In parts of ancient India, almonds were money. Corn was money in Guatemala. In the rice-producing nations &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Easy Money: Evolution of Money from Robinson Crusoe to the First World War\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/vivekkaul.com\/books\/easy-money-evolution-of-money-from-robinson-crusoe-to-the-first-world-war\/#more-6320\" aria-label=\"More on Easy Money: Evolution of Money from Robinson Crusoe to the First World War\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6152,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"qubely_global_settings":"","qubely_interactions":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivekkaul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6320"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivekkaul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivekkaul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivekkaul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivekkaul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vivekkaul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6320\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vivekkaul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vivekkaul.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}