Physical Description |
564 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
Summary |
This history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s offers 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 arguably changed the course of the twentieth century. |
Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [533]-544) and index. |
Contents |
Part I. 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 -- Part II. After the deluge, 1919-23 : Demented inspirations -- Uncle Shylock -- A barbarous relic -- Part III. 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 -- Part IV. Reaping another whirlwind, 1928-33 : Into the vortex -- Purging the rottenness -- Magneto trouble -- A loose cannon on the deck of the world -- Gold fetters -- Part V. Aftermath, 1933-1944 : Gold standard on the booze ; The caravans move on -- Epilogue. |
Note |
Pulitzer Prize, 2010. |
Subject |
Capitalists and financiers -- Biography.
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Bankers -- Biography.
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