Finance and Financiers in European History 1880–1960 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521893739 ISBN 13: 9780521893732

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

In this major "state of the art" survey, a highly distinguished team of contributors addresses the complex and crucial role of finance in European history during the period 1880-1960. Throughout the volume a global and comparative perspective is used in the analysis of a problem that may in fact be perceived at four different, although interrelated levels. Firstly, the economic: What was the weight of the financial sector in a given economy? Secondly, the social: What was the specific position of the financial elites in society? Thirdly, the political: What was the impact of financial interests in politics? And finally the international: the establishment and gradual erosion of Europe's position as the "world's banker." The range of both subjects and authors is truly international, and Finance and Financiers will make a powerful contribution to an area of historical debate that is of very great current interest.

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Book Description

In this major 'state of the art' survey, a highly distinguished team of contributors addresses the complex and crucial role of finance in European history during the period 1880-1960. The perspective throughout is global and comparative.

Review

"This volume, to its credit, raises as many interesting questions as it answers." Journal of Economic History

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521893739
• ISBN 13: 9780521893732
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464
• Editor: Cassis Youssef