Sentence examples for history wealth from inspiring English sources

For much of the nation's history, wealth was tied to gold and silver, ensuring that access to currency remained in the hands of the prosperous.

"The punishment for bringing sensitive historical matters to light could be death," said John Delury, co-author of a new book on modern Chinese history, "Wealth and Power".

As Orville Schell and John Delury note in a new book on modern Chinese history ("Wealth and Power"): "Reformers have been interested in democratic governance not because it might enshrine sacred, inalienable liberties but because it might make their nation more dynamic and thus stronger".

My wife and I were driving through the town of Eton – just sightseeing, we'd spent the morning wandering round Windsor – and, as I looked at the beautiful buildings, the inextricability of town and school, the royal castle in the background, the heady mixture of history, wealth and confidence, my face started imitating the gargoyles.

The same publisher has reissued American Beach: How 'Progress' Robbed a Black Town -- and Nation -- of History, Wealth, and Power, by Russ Rymer ($14), an inquiry into race and politics, cultural erosion, development and powerlessness in a black resort community in Florida.

History, discrimination, wealth and poverty all have a role.

The Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavour.

Denhart talks about houses as being part of a community's collective history and wealth.

"Deutsche Bank has a checkered history in wealth management and private banking," said Simon Adamson, a banking analyst with CreditSights in London.

But, given a history of wealth and exclusion, prep at Harvard comes with its own set of complex connotations.

There are surely a few snafus in these statistics, but this work has transformed understanding of the history of wealth, with eye-popping results.