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Author:   Youssef Cassis ,  Philip Cottrell ,  Iain L. Fraser ,  Iain L. Fraser
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Ashgate Publishing Limited
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9781859284322

ISBN 10:   1859284329
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   10 November 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction; The rise of the Rothschilds: the family firm as multinational, Niall Ferguson; The Rothschild archive, Victor Gray with Melanie Asprey; Private banks and the onset of the corporate economy, Youssef Cassis; London's first 'big bang'? Institutional change in the City, 1855-83, Philip L. Cottrell; Banking and family archives, Fiona Maccoll; The Anglo-American houses in the 19th century, Edwin J. Perkins; The Parisian 'haute banque' and the international economy in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Alain Plessis; Private banks and international finance in the light of the archives of Baring Brothers, John Orbell; German private banks and German industry, 1830-1938, Dieter Ziegler; Private bankers and Italian industrialisation, Luciano Segreto; Private banks and industry in the light of the archives of Bank Sal. Oppenheim Jr & Cie, Cologne, Gabriele Teichmann; Jewish private banks, Ginette Kurgan-van Hentenryk; Protestant banking, Martin Körner; Private bankers and philanthropy: the City of London, 1880s-1920s, Pat Thane; Hereditary calling, inherited refinement: the private bankers of the City of London, 1914-1986, David Kynaston; Bibliography; Index.

Reviews

Rated as 'Research Essential' by Baker & Taylor '... like good museums, this book repays a visit, has much to teach about the present, and presents important things knowledgably and with style.' EH.NET '... this collection of essays not only lays out a broad research agenda for the next generation of financial historians, but it also provides them with insights into the abundant resources located in private banks' archives.' Economic History Review

Rated as 'Research Essential' by Baker & Taylor '... like good museums, this book repays a visit, has much to teach about the present, and presents important things knowledgably and with style.' EH.NET '... this collection of essays not only lays out a broad research agenda for the next generation of financial historians, but it also provides them with insights into the abundant resources located in private banks' archives.' Economic History Review

Author Information

Youssef Cassis is from the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK and Philip Cottrell is from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Leicester with Monika Pohle Fraser and Iain L. Fraser

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