Davies, Glyn. The History of Money. 2002. Examines the history of monetary systems from the origins of primitive money to the complex monetary systems of the present day.
Haas, Elzbieta. Symbols, Power, and Politics. 2002. Takes a sociological look at symbols and their powerful role in society.
Perrottet, Tony (photography by Massimo Siragusa). “The Glory That Is [...]
Research various monetary systems throughout history. As a chapter create a monetary system that does not use coins or currency, and commit to implement the system for a specific period of time (e.g. one day or one week). Use your college’s economics professors as resources.
Have chapter members keep a one-day journal of all of the [...]
Gold
1. Why have some forms of currency been preferred to others as symbols of wealth? Consider red dye, sugar, tobacco, the euro, and the peso.
2. Why is private land ownership as a symbol of wealth in the United States so important?
3. Why are logos valuable as corporate symbols?
Gods
4. Why is there a pyramid on the dollar bill? Why is [...]
