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Devil take the hindmost : a history of financial speculation / Edward Chancellor.
| Author/creator | Chancellor, Edward, 1962- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, ©1999. |
| Description | xiv, 386 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | "This bubble world": the origins of financial speculation -- Stockjobbing in 'Change Alley: the projecting age of the 1690s -- "The never-to-be-forgot or forgiven South-Sea Scheme" -- Fool's gold: the emerging markets of the 1820s -- "A ready communication": the railway mania of 1845 -- "Befooled, bewitched and bedeviled": speculation in the gilded age -- The end of a new era: the crash of 1929 and its aftermath -- Cowboy capitalism: from Bretton Woods to Michael Milken -- Kamikaze capitalism: the Japanese bubble economy of the 1980s. |
| Local note | Little-324114--305131021160N |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-370) and index. |
| LCCN | 99012668 |
| ISBN | 0374138583 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HG6005 .C48 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |