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Forging Capitalism: Rogues, Swindlers, Frauds, and the Rise of Modern Finance
Ian Klaus
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Description for Forging Capitalism: Rogues, Swindlers, Frauds, and the Rise of Modern Finance
Paperback. Series: Yale Series in Economic and Financial History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; KCZ; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
A riveting history of raw capitalism that exposes the unscrupulousness at its heart Vice is endemic to Western capitalism, according to this fascinating, wildly entertaining, often startling history of modern finance. Ian Klaus's Forging Capitalism demonstrates how international financial affairs in the nineteenth century were conducted not only by gentlemen as a noble pursuit but also by connivers, thieves, swindlers, and frauds who believed that no risk was too great and no scheme too outrageous if the monetary reward was substantial enough. Taken together, the grand deceptions of the ambitious schemers and the determined efforts to ... Read more
A riveting history of raw capitalism that exposes the unscrupulousness at its heart Vice is endemic to Western capitalism, according to this fascinating, wildly entertaining, often startling history of modern finance. Ian Klaus's Forging Capitalism demonstrates how international financial affairs in the nineteenth century were conducted not only by gentlemen as a noble pursuit but also by connivers, thieves, swindlers, and frauds who believed that no risk was too great and no scheme too outrageous if the monetary reward was substantial enough. Taken together, the grand deceptions of the ambitious schemers and the determined efforts to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Yale Series in Economic and Financial History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300223590
SKU
V9780300223590
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About Ian Klaus
Ian Klaus is a member of the Policy Planning Staff of the U.S. State Department and was previously Ernest May Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
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