Contents @toc4:Dedication/In Memory iii List of Figures and Tables iii List of Abbreviations iii By Way of a Preface iii Acknowledgments iii @toc1:Part I. The Cohens and the Rothschilds @toc2:Chapter 1. A Marriage of Merchants 000 Chapter 2. From Manchester to London 000 @toc1:Part II. Gold and Silver @toc2:Chapter 3. Nathan Mayer Rothschild's Trading Network: 18081812 000 Chapter 4. Nathan Mayer Rothschild and Wellington: 1812<- >1814 000 @toc1:Part III. British Subsidies to the Allied Powers: 18141816 @toc2:Chapter 5. Herries, the Rothschilds, and the Russian 000 Chapter 6. Herries, the Rothschilds, and the Royal Mint 000 By Way of a Conclusion 000 @toc4:Bibliography 000 Index 000
Herbert H. Kaplan is Professor Emeritus of History at Indiana University.
"Any history of the Rothschild family must venture into the perilous territory of myth... Wary of such errors and myths, Kaplan has set out to present a new version of the story that conforms to the actual evidence. By focusing his study narrowly and conducting diligent research, Kaplan succeeds in correcting some of the most glaring errors of his predecessors, producing a convincing answer to this fascinating problem. Kaplan's version of the story of Nathan Rothschild's rise is argued with clarity and concision." - Journal of Modern History "The volume will be valuable not only for [Kaplan's] fellow Rothschild scholars but for anyone with an interest in the financial history of the Napoleonic period of in the development of nineteenth-century financial institutions." - The Journal of Economic History "[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 capitalism in this period." - EH.Netx
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
