| Description |
xiii, 255 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
In this ambitious, eminently readable survey, John Kenneth Galbraith exhibits unmatched insight and broad scope - from World War I and the Russian Revolution to the implications of Communism's fall, from the "superbly insane decade of the twenties" and the Great Depression to the Reagan era and beyond. Whether he is analyzing the advent of Keynesian theory or the end of colonialism and the emergent Third World, Galbraith epitomizes the hindsight and the vision of one who has been an active and outspoken participant in the world's economic history. He writes with authority about the forging of Kennedy's New Frontier and Johnson's Great Society and examines the consequences of the "unintended history of the 1980s." Keenly observed and brilliantly composed, A Journey Through Economic Time is the crowning achievement of a remarkable career, a comprehensive and accessible view of twentieth-century economic and political history that will be read and referred to for years to come. |
| Contents |
1. Larger dynamic -- 2. Great divide -- 3. Roots of disorder -- 4. Debt, inflation and John Maynard Keynes -- 5. Economics scene then : a digression -- 6. Portents -- 7. The Crash -- 8. The Great Depression -- 9. The New Deal -- 10. Revolution by John Maynard Keynes -- 11. Larger world -- 12. Second war -- 13. Britain and the other side -- 14. Peace, I -- 15. Peace, II -- 16. Good years -- 17. Decolonization, economic development -- 18. Kennedy initiative -- 19. War on poverty and the war -- 20. Dim years -- 21. Victory from defeat -- 22. Reagan achievement -- 23. Great implosion -- 24. Uncertain miracle -- 25. Last chapter. |
| Awards |
New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year |
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Library Journal Best Books |
| Subject |
Economic history -- 20th century.
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World politics -- 20th century.
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15.50 general world history; history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: general. (NL-LeOCL)077599470
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Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
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World politics. (OCoLC)fst01181381
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Wirtschaft (DE-588)4066399-1
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United States (DE-588)4078704-7
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Economische geschiedenis.
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Internationale politiek.
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Economic conditions -- 20th Century.
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United States.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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Geschichte 1900-1914
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Geschichte 1900-1993
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Geschichte 1914-1994
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Geschichte 1914-1993
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006. Journey through economic time. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1994 (OCoLC)654445669 |
| ISBN |
0395637511 |
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9780395637517 |
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0395741750 |
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9780395741757 |
| Standard No. |
ZBWT00552921 |
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