Forging capitalism : rogues, swindlers, frauds and the rise of modern finance / Ian Klaus.
Forging capitalism : rogues, swindlers, frauds and the rise of modern finance / Ian Klaus.
Forging capitalism : rogues, swindlers, frauds and the rise of modern finance / Ian Klaus.
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New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2014]
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G 2017/6585
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English
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Physical content
viii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
"All trades and places knew some cheat" -- Unreliable virtue -- Vice on trial -- An empire of optimism -- Principals, agents, and their mutual friends -- Reputation contagion -- The detection of lies, lives, and agents -- The observance of trifles -- A gorgeous vulgarity -- The verification bureau -...
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New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2014]
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
[2014]
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Summary
Vice is the true father of Western capitalism, according to Ian Klaus in this fascinating, wildly entertaining, and often startling history of modern finance. Rather than the noble pursuit of gentlemen, international financial affairs in the nineteenth century were conducted in large part, the author suggests, by connivers, thieves, swindlers and f...
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Forging capitalism : rogues, swindlers, frauds and the rise of modern finance / Ian Klaus.
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Yale series in economic and financial history
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2014
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G 2017/6585
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74VKVGzXowGO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGzXowGO
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ISBN
0300223595 (paperback)
9780300181944 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0300181949 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780300223590 (paperback)
DDC
330.941081
MMS ID
991024152504602626
