Forging Capitalism: Rogues, Swindlers, Frauds, and the Rise of Modern Finance

by Ian Klaus

Book Overview

A riveting history of raw capitalism that exposes the unscrupulousness at its heart

Vice is endemic to Western capitalism, according to this fascinating, wildly entertaining, often startling history of modern finance. Ian Klaus's Forging Capitalism demonstrates how international financial affairs in the nineteenth century were conducted not only by gentlemen as a noble pursuit but also by connivers, thieves, swindlers, and frauds...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300181949
• ISBN13: 9780300181944
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.9"