Screen LibraryLords of finance : the bankers who broke the world /
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...
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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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. |
| Carrier Form: | 564 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Awards: | Pulitzer Prize, History, 2010. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781594201820 : 159420182X |
| Index Number: | HG172 |
| CLC: | K815.34 |
| Call Number: | K815.34/A285 |
| 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. |