The downfall of money : Germany's hyperinflation and the destruction of the middle class / Frederick...
The downfall of money : Germany's hyperinflation and the destruction of the middle class / Frederick...
The downfall of money : Germany's hyperinflation and the destruction of the middle class / Frederick Taylor.
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Publisher
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2013.
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G 2014/3376
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Language
English
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Physical content
416 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Finding the Money for the End of the World -- Loser Pays All -- From Triumph to Disaster -- 'I Hate the Social Revolution like Sin' -- Salaries Are Still Being Paid -- Fourteen Points -- Bloodhounds -- Diktat -- Social Peace at Any Price? -- Consequences -- Putsch -- The Rally -- Gol...
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Publisher
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2013.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2013.
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Summary
Drawn from a wealth of sources, this riveting account of the Weimar Republic's financial crisis in 1923 explores the causes of the crisis and what the collapse meant to ordinary people, traces its connection to the dark decades that followed, and reveals how it is relevant in today's uncertain world.
"A hundred years ago, many theorists believed--just as they did at the beginning of our twenty-first century--that the world had reached a state of economic perfection, a never before seen human interdependence that would lead to universal growth and prosperity. Then, as now, the German mark was one of the most trusted currencies in the world. Yet...
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The downfall of money : Germany's hyperinflation and the destruction of the middle class / Frederick Taylor.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-398) and index.
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G 2014/3376
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74VKvbwey8Jy
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ISBN
162040236X (hardback)
9781620402368 (hardback)
DDC
332.494309042
MMS ID
991021646509702626
