House of Rothschild: The World's Banker 1848-1999
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (694 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0670887943 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 608 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ferguson's work reaffirms one's faith in the possibility of great historical writing." --Fritz Stern. Until the eve of the First World War they wielded power greater than that of any bank today. The root of their decline--failure to establish a sixth house in the new world financial center of New York--is pinpointed in this dynamic conclusion."This is a major achievement of historical scholarship and historical imagination. "A great biography" --Time"Absorbing.Their enthralling story has been told before, but never in such authoritative detail." --The New York Times Book ReviewFormidablerich and compellinga feast," said The Wall Street Journal of Niall Ferguson's House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets, the first volume in his myth-shattering chronicle of the legendary, secretive Rothschild banking dynasty. Business Week, admiring its "fluid, masterful synthesis," named it one of the best business books of 1998.Now, with all the depth, clarity, and drama with which he traced their ascent, Fergus
--Gregory McNamee. But even today, as Ferguson writes in this richly detailed but eminently readable history, the Rothschilds figure in European finance, continuing a legacy that Ferguson's two volumes trace from the Middle Ages to the new millennium. Until the 1920s, Ferguson demonstrates, there was almost no economic, technological, or political development in Europe in which the House of Rothschild did not play some role. The rise of nationalist and national socialist movements and of official anti-Semitism, coupled with the rise in the Jazz Age of a new genera
Gary C said Only read this if you want to know how our. Only read this if you want to know how our financial system got it's start. If you have the money you can set the laws.. Gray Diamond said Mysteries uncover. The book is priceless. I just love the private information of the Rothchild family. I love it.. Eileen G. said Exhaustive and exhausting. This thorough, long, and orderly history of the Rothschild banking dynasty is a deeply traditional business history text. It's full of coherent details, narrated clearly. There are thousands of footnotes, and a huge bibliography. As reference material, I'm sure it's flawless. It's obvious that the author accomplished his goal. But I wished for one meal described, one suit of clothes worn, one grand (or not-so-grand