Lords of finance : the bankers who broke the world /
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| Author / Creator: | Ahamed, Liaquat. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Penguin Press, 2009. |
| Description: | 564 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7590104 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part 1. 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
- Part 2. After the Deluge: 1919-23
- 7. Demented Inspirations
- 8. Uncle Shylock
- 9. A Barbarous Relic
- Part 3. 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
- Part 4. 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
- Part 5. Aftermath: 1933-44
- 21. Gold Standard on the Booze
- 22. The Caravans Move on
- 23. Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
