A History of Banks

<p>Chapter 1.&nbsp;Introduction: The Origins and Fundamentals of Banking.- Chapter 2.&nbsp;The Medici Family: Bankers of the Renaissance&nbsp;(14th and 15th century).- Chapter 3.&nbsp;Corporations, Stock Exchanges and the Amsterdam Bank of Exchange&nbsp;(Late 16th and 17th century).- Chapter 4.&nbsp;Goldsmith Bankers and The Birth of the Fractional Reserve System&nbsp;(17th and early 18th century).- Chapter 5.&nbsp;John Law: The Lord of Paper Money&nbsp;(late 17th and early 18th century).- Chapter 6.&nbsp;The Rothschilds: The Global Financial Empire&nbsp;(18th and 19th century).- Chapter 7.&nbsp;J.P. Morgan: The Banker Who Saved America&nbsp;(19th and 20th Century).- Chapter 8.&nbsp;The Ottoman Bank: State Bank of the Empire&nbsp;(19th and 20th Century).- Chapter 9.&nbsp;The Rise (and Fall) of National Banking Champions&nbsp;(19th, 20th and early 21st Century).- Chapter 10.&nbsp;Citibank: A National Champion Going Beyond Limits&nbsp;(20th and early 21st century).- Chapter 11.&nbsp;Conclusion and General Discussion.</p>