A History of Banks : From the Knights Templar to the Present Era

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