{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-amp-1848-1998-by-geoffrey-blainey-1999-first-edition","title":"A History of the AMP 1848-1998 By Geoffrey Blainey. 1999, First Edition.","description":"\u003cp\u003eA History of the AMP 1848-1998 By Geoffrey Blainey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Allen \u0026amp; Unwin, Australia, 1999, First Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good hardback with jacket, binding firm, some minor rubbing, no inscriptions, pages very good, minor marks. Jacket has some light shelf-wear with minor marks. 352 pages, illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1848, as the Australian colonies were emerging from depression, three public-spirited citizens---a clergyman, a business entrepreneur and a wool merchant---devised a plan to form a 'provident' society. Its aim was to encourage people to provide for their present and future financial security. The new AMP Society was launched on New Year's Day 1849. Over the next 150 years the AMP grew, through boom times and depressions, to become one of Australia's and New Zealand's most important financial institutions. In the process it faced and overcame persistent challenges---from rival organisations, natural disasters, legal and legislative obstructions, and even episodes of internal disunity and incompetence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHEAVY BOOK THAT WILL REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COSTS OUTSIDE OF NEW ZEALAND.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49982140645623,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7687\/5255\/files\/IMG_8516_b6f3c2de-a0d1-4544-96ec-56f3c9bc6117.jpg?v=1755299191","url":"https:\/\/phoenixbooksnz.com\/en-us\/products\/a-history-of-the-amp-1848-1998-by-geoffrey-blainey-1999-first-edition","provider":"Phoenix Books NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}