by Peter L. Bernstein · Wiley · tapa dura · ISBN 9780471121046
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«Against the Gods» is Peter L. Bernstein's essay on the history of risk, published by Wiley in hardcover (383 pages, in English).
It traces the evolution of risk management and chance, from early attempts to measure probability to modern financial techniques. It reviews the contributions of mathematicians, philosophers, scientists, and economists, and shows how humanity moved from relying on oracles and superstition to making decisions based on data and statistics.
Original subtitle: «The Remarkable Story of Risk». It was originally published in English in 1996 and includes bibliographic references (pp. 353-364) and indexes.
Aimed at readers of economics, finance, and history, and at anyone wanting to understand the role of risk in decision-making.
