Description
Product ID: | 9780140286625 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | The House of Rothschild |
Subtitle: | The World's Banker 1849-1998 |
Authors: | Author: Niall Ferguson |
Page Count: | 576 |
Subjects: | Biography: business and industry, Biography: business & industry, Banking, Family history, tracing ancestors, Banking, Family history, tracing ancestors, c 1800 to c 1900, 20th century |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Deals with the history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty. This title also shows the portrait of one of the most powerful and fascinating families of modern times. It shows how their power waned as conflicts from Crimea to the Second World War repeatedly threatened the stability of their worldwide empire, and more. This second volume of Niall Ferguson''s acclaimed, landmark history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty concludes his myth-breaking portrait of one of the most powerful and fascinating families of modern times. With all the depth, clarity and drama with which he traced the Rothschild''s ascent, Ferguson shows how their power waned as conflicts from Crimea to the Second World War repeatedly threatened the stability of their worldwide empire, and how their failure to establish themselves successfully in the United States would prove fateful. At once a classic family saga and a major work of economic, social and political history, this is the definitive biography of some of the most powerful financiers of recent times. |
Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2000-09-28 |