| Description |
564 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
I. The unexpected storm : August 1914. 1. Prologue -- 2. A strange and lonely man -- 3. The young wizard -- 4. A safe pair of hands -- 5. L'inspecteur des finances - 6. Money generals -- II. After the deluge : 1919-23. 7. Demented inspirations -- 8. Uncle Shylock -- 9. A barbarous relic -- III. Sowing a new wind : 1923-28. 10. A bridge between chaos and hope -- 11. The Dawes opening -- 12. The golden chancellor -- 13. La bataille -- 14. The first squalls -- 15. Un petit coup de whisky -- IV. Reaping another whirlwind : 1928-33. 16. Into the vortex -- 17. Purging the rottenness -- 18. Magneto trouble -- 19. A loose cannon on the deck of the world -- 20. Gold fetters -- V. Aftermath : 1933-44. 21. Gold standard on the booze -- 22. The caravans move on -- 23. Epilogue |
| Summary |
With penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s offers unforgettable portraits of four men--Montagu Norman, Amile Moreau, Hjalmar Schacht, and Benjamin Strong--whose personal and professional actions as heads of their respective central banks changed the course of the twentieth century |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [533]-544) and index |
| Subject |
Capitalists and financiers -- Biography.
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Bankers -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
2008044512 |
| ISBN |
159420182X |
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9781594201820 |
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