The American Historical Review · 1999 · 170 citations · 0 references
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Why review a 1996-vintage history book for the World Future Society now? By our standards, the book is old. Yet, recent worldwide economic developments have made Fischer’s observations even more relevant today than they were in 1996. This review is intended to inspire thoughts and discussions about where we are now and where we might be in ten or one hundred years, based on Fischer's observations about monetary trends and the underlying dynamics of human society.