The Unexpected Story of Nathaniel Rothschild - Couverture rigide

Cooper, John

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1472917065 ISBN 13 : 9781472917065

Editeur : Bloomsbury Continuum, 2015

Synopsis

This is the only full length biography of Nathaniel, the first Lord Rothschild

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Cooper is a social historian, specializing in Jewish history. He is the author of four previous books including The Child in Jewish History (Aronson) and Pride versus Prejudice: Jewish Doctors and Lawyers in England (Palgrave Macmillan). After studying history at Balliol College, Oxford he practiced in London as a lawyer. He is a Fellow of The Royal Historical Society.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The Rothschild family in all its branches is of compelling and continuing interest and fascination. A family that could make or break dynasties, that could bankrupt industrial magnates but who also were outstanding philanthropists and collectors of some of the world`s greatest art treasures. Ardently supportive of the founding of the State of Israel, Nathaniel was also adept at playing the political game within and without Jewry. He went to extremes to ensure that Jewish refugees from Russian pogroms went to Palestine and did not come to the UK. The first Jew in the House of Lords, he had previously stood as a Liberal MP and fought for social justice. He knew every leading British politician from Disraeli to Lloyd George. Indeed as a leading figure in the City, he helped Lloyd George to surmount this country's worst ever financial crisis. He died a man mourned by the political elite and the masses. It is only now that his story has been fully told.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Continuum
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472917065
• ISBN 13: 9781472917065
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 384
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