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The second question of September 2013 is now closed. The correct answer is The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World. The book is written by a Harvard professor Niall Ferguson which was published in 2008. The book examines the long history of money, banking and credit. The six pictures given in the question were a symbolic representation of the names of the six chapters of the book (or six episodes of the later formed documentary).
The various episodes are:
Ep. 1: Dreams of avarice
The chapter mentions the importance of credit even in the ancient times and refers to the Shakespeare play "The Merchant of Venice" in which Shylock's pound of flesh plays a significant role as credit!
Ep. 2: Human bondage
This explains the second image of a couple holding hands. :p The chapter deals with the bond market.
Ep. 3: Blowing bubbles
The third image shows a girl blowing bubbles. The chapter deals with the burst of bubbles in stock market.
Ep. 4: Risky business
'Risky Business' is also the name of a 1983 Tom Cruise movie. (that is very much attached to his success in Hollywood). Hence his picture. :D
The chapter in the book, however, deals with risks attached with business and talks about insurance.
Ep. 5: Safe as houses
Explains the 5th image with hands holding a house safely. The chapter is based on assets and mortgages.
Ep. 6: Chimerica
This explains the highlighted portions of China and America from the map in the last image. Niall Ferguson investigates the globalisation of the Western economy and the uncertain balance between the important component countries of China and the US. Thus China-America. :)
This was a difficult question in the sense that each connect was important. Hence, even if you miss one connect, you would end up with an altogether different answer which is what happened with most of the people. The question has affected the points tally a lot but we must say that all answers speak the amount of effort put in thinking about it which is highly appreciated. We hope that the answer and the explanation given is pretty much clear. For any other queries, we are always happy to help :)
Cheers!
The second question of September 2013 is now closed. The correct answer is The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World. The book is written by a Harvard professor Niall Ferguson which was published in 2008. The book examines the long history of money, banking and credit. The six pictures given in the question were a symbolic representation of the names of the six chapters of the book (or six episodes of the later formed documentary).
The various episodes are:
Ep. 1: Dreams of avarice
The chapter mentions the importance of credit even in the ancient times and refers to the Shakespeare play "The Merchant of Venice" in which Shylock's pound of flesh plays a significant role as credit!
Ep. 2: Human bondage
This explains the second image of a couple holding hands. :p The chapter deals with the bond market.
Ep. 3: Blowing bubbles
The third image shows a girl blowing bubbles. The chapter deals with the burst of bubbles in stock market.
Ep. 4: Risky business
'Risky Business' is also the name of a 1983 Tom Cruise movie. (that is very much attached to his success in Hollywood). Hence his picture. :D
The chapter in the book, however, deals with risks attached with business and talks about insurance.
Ep. 5: Safe as houses
Explains the 5th image with hands holding a house safely. The chapter is based on assets and mortgages.
Ep. 6: Chimerica
This explains the highlighted portions of China and America from the map in the last image. Niall Ferguson investigates the globalisation of the Western economy and the uncertain balance between the important component countries of China and the US. Thus China-America. :)
This was a difficult question in the sense that each connect was important. Hence, even if you miss one connect, you would end up with an altogether different answer which is what happened with most of the people. The question has affected the points tally a lot but we must say that all answers speak the amount of effort put in thinking about it which is highly appreciated. We hope that the answer and the explanation given is pretty much clear. For any other queries, we are always happy to help :)
Cheers!
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