L'édition de cet ISBN n'est malheureusement plus disponible.
Afficher les exemplaires de cette édition ISBN"... his [James Grant's] book is excellent - built on a lot of study (including time in the archives) and written in a gripping style. Mr Grant is at his best when writing about Bagehot's financial journalism and indeed his career as a banker. His accounts of the collapse of Overend Gurney, supposedly the Rock of Gibraltar of Victorian finance, and of "Lombard Street", Bagehot's book about that debacle, are exemplary."
--The Economist
"The most perceptive and brilliant economic and political writer of his time deserves a biographer of equal literary merit. In James Grant, Walter Bagehot has found him."
--Mervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England and author of The End of Alchemy--Simon Nixon, The Times
"The book makes a convincing case that Bagehot deserves credit for being a progenitor of a wider political tradition..."
--Moneyweek--Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs
"... excellent...biography"
--Benjamin Schwarz, The International New York Times Présentation de l'éditeur :
"...[an] engaging new biography of Bagehot...In this very enjoyable book, Grant demonstrates that he has the measure of a fascinating-and great-Victorian." Financial Times
During the upheavals of 2007 9, the chairman of the Federal Reserve had the name of a Victorian icon on the tip of his tongue: Walter Bagehot. Banker, man of letters, inventor of the Treasury bill and author of Lombard Street, Bagehot prescribed the doctrines that decades later inspired the radical responses to the world's worst financial crises.
In James Grant's colourful and groundbreaking biography, Bagehot appears as both an ornament to his own age and a muse to our own. Brilliant and precocious, he was influential in political circles, making high- profile friends, including William Gladstone and enemies: Lord Overstone, Benjamin Disraeli. As an essayist on wide- ranging topics, he won the admiration of Matthew Arnold and Woodrow Wilson. He was also a misogynist, and while he opposed slavery, he misjudged Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. As editor of the Economist, he offered astute commentary on the financial issues of his day, and his name lives on in an eponymous weekly column.
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Frais de port :
EUR 4,45
De Royaume-Uni vers France
Description du livre hardback. Etat : New. Language: ENG. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780393609196
Description du livre Couverture rigide. Etat : Neuf. Etat de la jaquette : Neuf. 384 pages. Présentation de l'éditeur : "During the upheavals of 2007?09, the chairman of the Federal Reserve had the name of one Victorian icon on the tip of his tongue: Walter Bagehot. Banker, man of letters, and inventor of the Treasury bill, Bagehot prescribed the doctrines that?decades later?inspired the radical responses to the world?s worst financial crises. Persuasive and precocious, he was also the esteemed editor of the Economist. He offered astute commentary on the financial issues of his day, held sway in political circles, made as many high-profile friends as enemies, and won the admiration of Matthew Arnold and Woodrow Wilson. Drawing on a wealth of historical documents, correspondence, and publications, James Grant paints a vivid portrait of the banker and his world.". N° de réf. du vendeur 010369
Description du livre Etat : new. N° de réf. du vendeur f86855c819d5772fe7afc5b1de26f001
Description du livre HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur WN-9780393609196
Description du livre Hardback. Etat : New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. N° de réf. du vendeur B9780393609196
Description du livre HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur WN-9780393609196
Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : Brand New. 334 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock. N° de réf. du vendeur __0393609197
Description du livre Etat : New. Brand New. N° de réf. du vendeur 0393609197
Description du livre Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur 33933559-n
Description du livre Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur 33933559-n