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Nathan Mayer Rothschild and the Creation of a Dynasty: The Critical Years 1806-1816
Herbert H. Kaplan
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Description for Nathan Mayer Rothschild and the Creation of a Dynasty: The Critical Years 1806-1816
Hardback. The story of how Nathan Mayer Rothschild financed Wellington's victory over Napoleon at Waterloo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BGH; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
This groundbreaking history explains how Nathan Mayer Rothschild rose from comparatively humble circumstances to become the founder of an extraordinary banking and financial empire-an empire that remained preeminent in Europe for more than a century. The book focuses on the critical years of Great Britain's war against Napoleon, when Rothschild became in effect Britain's banker and paymaster on the Continent, contributing to Wellington's defeat of Napoleon and consolidating the basis of the Rothschild financial dynasty. Although the basic outline of Rothschild's remarkable rise in the world of European high finance is well known, the details of how this ... Read more
This groundbreaking history explains how Nathan Mayer Rothschild rose from comparatively humble circumstances to become the founder of an extraordinary banking and financial empire-an empire that remained preeminent in Europe for more than a century. The book focuses on the critical years of Great Britain's war against Napoleon, when Rothschild became in effect Britain's banker and paymaster on the Continent, contributing to Wellington's defeat of Napoleon and consolidating the basis of the Rothschild financial dynasty. Although the basic outline of Rothschild's remarkable rise in the world of European high finance is well known, the details of how this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
403g
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804751650
SKU
V9780804751650
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About Herbert H. Kaplan
Herbert H. Kaplan is Professor Emeritus of History at Indiana University.
Reviews for Nathan Mayer Rothschild and the Creation of a Dynasty: The Critical Years 1806-1816
[This book] is worthwhile reading for those interested not just in the Rothschild dynasty but more generally in the operations of financial capitalism early in the nineteenth century. It presents an interesting portrait of the dynamics of entrepreneurship in the early nineteenth century and is a welcome addition to the literature on entrepreneurial activity and the economic history of ... Read more