| Description |
564 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [533]-544) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The unexpected storm, August 1914. -- Prologue -- A strange and lonely man -- The young wizard -- A safe pair of hands -- L'inspecteur des finances -- Money generals -- pt. 2. After the deluge, 1919-23. -- Demented inspirations -- Uncle Shylock -- A barbarous relic -- pt. 3. Sowing a new wind, 1923-28. -- A bridge between chaos and hope -- The Dawes opening -- The golden chancellor -- La Bataille -- The first squalls -- Un petit coup de whisky -- pt. 4. Reaping another whirlwind, 1928-33. -- Into the vortex -- Purging the rottenness -- Magneto trouble -- A loose cannon on the deck of the world -- Gold fetters -- pt. 5. Aftermath, 1933-1944. -- Gold standard on the booze -- The caravans move on -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
With penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s offers portraits of four men--Montagu Norman, Amile Hilaire Emile Moreau, Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht, and Benjamin Strong--whose personal and professional actions as heads of their respective central banks changed the course of the twentieth century. |
| Awards |
Pulitzer Prize, History, 2010. |
| Subject |
Capitalists and financiers -- Biography.
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Bankers -- Biography.
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Norman, Montagu, 1871-1950.
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Moreau, Emile, 1868-1950.
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Schacht, Hjalmar Horace Greeley, 1877-1970.
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Strong, Benjamin, 1872-1928.
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| ISBN |
0143116800 (pbk.) |
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9781594201820 |
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159420182X |
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9780143116806 (pbk.) |
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