The Kipper und Wipper Inflation, 1619-23: An Economic History with Contemporary German Broadsheets (Yale Series in Economic and Financial History)

Paas, Martha White

ISBN 10: 0300146760 / ISBN 13: 9780300146769

Published by Yale University Press, 2012

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Synopsis:

This book is an economic analysis of the Kipper und Wipper inflation of 1619–23, the most serious German inflation before the hyperinflation following World War I, with a particular focus on how it affected people’s lives and behavior. The volume features full-page reproductions of rare contemporary broadsheets—early forerunners of the modern newspaper—with striking illustrations and engaging texts. Published here in their entirety and for the first time in superb English translation, they are a unique window on society at the time and give a voice to the people who were actually devastated by the inflation.

About the Author:

Martha White Paas is Wadsworth A. Williams Professor of Economics and John Roger Paas is professor of German at Carleton College. George C. Schoolfield is professor emeritus of Scandinavian and Germanic languages and literatures at Yale University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Kipper und Wipper Inflation, 1619-23: An...
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good