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The Rise and Fall of the City of Money: A Financial History of Edinburgh
Ray Perman
This is the colourful story of how Edinburgh rose to be one of the top 10 financial centres in Europe - and how the crisis of 2008 decimated its banking, insurance and investment institutions. Written by award-winning journalist Ray Perman who has reported on the Edinburgh financial industry for 40 years.
336 pages, 8pp b/w plates, 8pp colour plates
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 10, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9781780276236 |
| Publishers | Birlinn General |
| Pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 240 × 167 × 37 mm · 856 g |
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