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Barren Metal Barren Metal: a history of capitalism as the confl,ct between labor and usury E. Michael Jones Fidelity Press . South Bend, Indiana 2014 Copyright 2014 by E. Michael Jones All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, elec tronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Fidelity Press. Manufactured in the United States of America 12 3 4 5 6 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Jones, E. Michael Barren Metal: a history of capitalism as the conflict between labor and usury/ E. Michael Jones p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 0-929891-07-4 1. Economics-World History. 2. Jews-World History. 3. Catholic Church-World History. Money is sterile. Aristotle Antonio: Or is your gold and silver ewes and rams? Shylock: I cannot tell. I make it breed as fast. ... Antonio: A breed for barren metal of his friend? But lend it rather to thine enemy. William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice Tout grand commerce se reduit a l'usure. Marquis d'Argenson It was not by gold or silver, but by labour that all the wealth of the world was originally purchased; and its value to those who possess it, and who want to exchange it for some new productions is precisely equal to the quantity of labor which it can enable them to purchase or command. Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations The multiplication of money by usury "seems miraculous, but in· truth it is diabolical." Raymond de Roover on San Antonino of Florence An ounce of gold, mister, is worth what it is because of the human la bor that went into the findin' and the gettin' of it. The Treasureo f the Sierra Madre Wages ... cannot be regarded as costs from the point of view of the national economy. Heinrich Pesch, Lehrbuch der Nationaloekonomie Contents Introduction 15 Chapter 1 The Ciompi Rebellion of 1378 35 Chapter2 Pagan Economics 43 Chapter3 The Moral Foundation of a Successful Economy 53 Chapter 4 The Medici Bank 71 Chapter 5 Moral Decay 79 Chapter6 St. Bernardine of Siena 91 Chapter7 Cosimo de Medici 113 Chapters The Council of Florence 123 Chapter 9 The Turning of the Tide 143 Chapter 10 The London Branch 151 Chapter 11 Piero and Debt Deflation Chapter 12 Lorenzo and the Renaissance 173 Chapter 13 The Pazzi Conspiracy Chapter 14 Bread and Circuses Chapter 15 Savonarola and the Aborted Reform 195 Chapter16 The Fall of the Medici Bank 201 Chapter 17 Marco Strozzi and the Monte di Pieta 207 Chapter 18 The Bonfire of 1497 217 Chapter19 Epilogue 231 Chapter20 The Rise of the Fuggers 243 Chapter 21 Jakob the Rich 257 Chapter22 The Fuggers and the Habsburg Mines 265 Chapter23 The Fuggers and the Indulgence Trade 277 Chapter24 Eck and the Usury Debate 289 Chapter25 Ulrich von Hutten and the German Reaction 297 Chapter26 Anton Fugger's Romreise 313 Chapter27 The End of the Middle Ages 319 Chapter28 The Fuggers Are Indicted 331 Chapter29 The Peasant Revolt Comes to Augsburg 341 Chapter30 The Crisis in Hungary 353 Chapter31 The Crisis in England 371 Chapter32 Thomas Gresham 389 Chapter 33 The Habsburg Bankruptcy 395 Chapter34 Mary and the Looters 397
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