The price of peace : money, democracy, and the life of John Maynard Keynes / Zachary D. Carter.
The price of peace : money, democracy, and the life of John Maynard Keynes / Zachary D. Carter.
The price of peace : money, democracy, and the life of John Maynard Keynes / Zachary D. Carter.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Random House, [2020]
Call Numbers
G 2020/4337
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xxii, 628 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- After the gold rush -- Blood money -- Paris and its discontents -- Consequences -- From metaphysics to money --- Prolegomena to a new socialism -- The great crash -- Phoenix -- The end of scarcity -- Came the revolution -- War and counterrevolution -- Martyr to the good life -- The a...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Random House, [2020]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2020]
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
As a Cambridge philosopher and economist, Keynes spent his days moving between government service and academia. When he was called up to the Treasury on the eve of World War I, he relished an opportunity to save the empire. With the disastrous Versailles Treaty, with its harsh demands for German reparations, Keynes saw how the strain on its citizen...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The price of peace : money, democracy, and the life of John Maynard Keynes / Zachary D. Carter.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Critics' Picks
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2020/4337
Record Identifier
74VKaMleE37O
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaMleE37O
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780525509035
DDC
330.157092
330.156
MMS ID
991024352618802626
