{"product_id":"blood-and-treasure-the-economics-of-conflict-from-the-vikings-to-ukraine-paperback","title":"Blood and Treasure: The Economics of Conflict from the Vikings to Ukraine (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW! The estimated release date is 5 August 2026. Please note your complete order will only ship once the Pre-Order item becomes available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlood and Treasure is the story of the economics of conflict from the Viking Age to the war in Ukraine.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Absolutely fascinating and totally absorbing’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJAMES HOLLAND\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A brilliant book’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMARTIN WOLF,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCHIEF ECONOMICS EDITOR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Chock full of marvellous nuggets, this fascinating book is both important and surprisingly cheering’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eED CONWAY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A delightfully quirky approach to military history’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWars are expensive, both in human terms and monetary ones. But while warfare might be costly it has also, at times, been an important driver of economic change and progress. Over the long span of history nothing has shaped human institutions - and thus the process of economic development - as much as war and violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlood and Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elooks at the history and economics of warfare from the Viking Age to the war in Ukraine, examining how incentives and institutions have changed over time. Along the way it asks whether Genghis Khan should be regarded as the father of globalisation, explains how New World gold and silver kept Spain poor, asks if handing out medals hurt the Luftwaffe in the Second World War and assesses if economic theories helped to create a tragedy in Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duncan Weldon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47518068048050,"sku":"9780349145419","price":324.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780349145419.webp?v=1779867063","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/blood-and-treasure-the-economics-of-conflict-from-the-vikings-to-ukraine-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}