At the Price of the Republic
At the Price of the Republic

Author: James Ramon Felak

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre

Published: 2010-11-23

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0822976943

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Slovak nationalist sentiment has been a constant presence in the history of Czechoslovakia, coming to head in the torrent of nationalism that resulted in the dissolution of the Republic on January 1, 1993. James Felak examines a parallel episode in the 1930s with Slovak nationalists achieved autonomy for Slovakia-but "at the price" of the loss of East Central Europe's only parliamentary democracy and the strengthening of Nazi power. The tensions between Czechs and Slovaks date back to the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918. Slovaks, who differed sharply in political tradition, social and economic development, and culture, and resented being governed by a centralized administration run from the Czech capital of Prague, formed the Slovak People's Party, led by Roman Catholic priest Ankrej Hlinka. Drawing heavily on Czech and Slovak archives, Felak provides a balanced history of the party, offering unprecedented insight into intraparty factionalism and behind-the-scenes maneuvering surrounding SSP's policy decisions.James R. Felak is associate professor of history at the University of Washington.

The Great Crash, 1929
The Great Crash, 1929

Author: John Kenneth Galbraith

Publisher:

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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John Kenneth Galbraith's classic study of the Wall Street Crash of 1929.

The Great Crash 1929
The Great Crash 1929

Author: John Kenneth Galbraith

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780547248165

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The classic examination of the 1929 financial collapse, with an introduction by economist James K. Galbraith Of John Kenneth Galbraith's The Great Crash 1929, the Atlantic Monthly said: "Economic writings are seldom notable for their entertainment value, but this book is. Galbraith's prose has grace and wit, and he distills a good deal of sardonic fun from the whopping errors of the nation's oracles and the wondrous antics of the financial community." Originally published in 1955, Galbraith's book became an instant bestseller, and in the years since its release it has become the unparalleled point of reference for readers looking to understand American financial history."

The World in Depression, 1929-1939
The World in Depression, 1929-1939

Author: Charles Poor Kindleberger

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 9780520055919

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"The World in Depression is the best book on the subject, and the subject, in turn, is the economically decisive decade of the century so far."--John Kenneth Galbraith

A Decade of French Fashion, 1929-1938
A Decade of French Fashion, 1929-1938

Author: Mary Carolyn Waldrep

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2015-08-19

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 048679783X

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More than 100 selections of day and evening wear from full-color French catalogs produced for the international market document changes in fashion from the stock market crash to the dawn of WWII.

Swiss Monetary History since the Early 19th Century
Swiss Monetary History since the Early 19th Century

Author: Ernst Baltensperger

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-08-03

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1108191444

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This book describes the remarkable path which led to the Swiss Franc becoming the strong international currency that it is today. Ernst Baltensperger and Peter Kugler use Swiss monetary history to provide valuable insights into a number of issues concerning the organization and development of monetary institutions and currency that shaped the structure of financial markets and affected the economic course of a country in important ways. They investigate a number of topics, including the functioning of a world without a central bank, the role of competition and monopoly in money and banking, the functioning of monetary unions, monetary policy of small open economies under fixed and flexible exchange rates, the stability of money demand and supply under different monetary regimes, and the monetary and macroeconomic effects of Swiss Banking and Finance. Swiss Monetary History since the Early 19th Century illustrates the value of monetary history for understanding financial markets and macroeconomics today.

Once in Golconda
Once in Golconda

Author: John Brooks

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1999-09-21

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780471357520

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Die 20er und 30er Jahre sind eine unvergeßliche Epoche aus der Geschichte der Wall Street. In diesem faszinierenden Buch erklärt der Autor die Metapher dieser Finanzepoche von Hochkonjunktur und Konkurs: "Golconda, heute eine Ruine, war einmal eine Stadt im Südosten Indiens, wo - der Legende zufolge - jeder reich wurde ....eine ähnliche Legende war mit der Wall Street zwischen den beiden Weltkriegen verknüpft." "Once in Golconda" analysiert Entstehung und Zerstörung des Reichtums von Richard Whitney, dem Vorstandsvorsitzenden der New Yorker Börse, dessen persönliche Geschichte eng mit den Schwankungen am Aktienmarkt verbunden ist. Der Autor untersucht Dramatik, Rücksichtslosigkeit, Gier und Illusion der 20er und 30er Jahre, die die Wall Street nachhaltig verändert haben. Angefangen beim Wertpapierrecht, das die modernen Märkte beherrscht, bis hin zu den schwärmerischen Visionen der Hausse-Anleger - Brooks zeichnet die zeitlosen Themen der Wall Street nach wie kein anderer. (09/99)