{"product_id":"the-house-of-rothschild-the-worlds-banker-1849-1999-paperback-1","title":"The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker: 1849-1999 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNiall Ferguson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major work of economic, social and political history, Niall Ferguson's \u003ci\u003eThe House of Rothschild: The World's Banker 1849-1999\u003c\/i\u003e is the second volume of the acclaimed, landmark history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNiall Ferguson's \u003ci\u003eHouse of Rothschild: Money's Prophets 1798-1848\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed as a \"great biography\" by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and named one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e. Now, with all the depth, clarity and drama with which he traced their ascent, Ferguson - the first historian with access to the long-lost Rothschild family archives - concludes his myth-breaking portrait of once of the most fascinating and power families of all time.\u003cp\u003eFrom Crimea to World War II, wars repeatedly threatened the stability of the Rothschilds' worldwide empire. Despite these many global upheavals, theirs remained the biggest bank in the world up until the First World War, their interests extending far beyond the realm of finance. Yet the Rothschilds' failure to establish themselves successfully in the United States proved fateful, and as financial power shifted from London to New York after 1914, their power waned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A stupendous achievement, a triumph of historical research and imagination.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Skidelsky, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Niall Ferguson's brilliant and altogether enthralling two-volume family saga proves that academic historians can still tell great stories that the rest of us want to read.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Superb ... An impressive ... account of the Rothschilds and their role in history.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiall Ferguson's new book \u003cb\u003eThe Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook \u003c\/b\u003ewill be published in January 2018. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiall Ferguson is one of the world's most renowned historians. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePaper and Iron, The House of Rothschild, The Pity of War, The Cash Nexus, Empire, Colossus, The War of the World, The Ascent of Money, High Financier, Civilization, The Great Degeneration, Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Square and the Tower\u003c\/i\u003e. He is Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing. His many awards include the Benjamin Franklin Prize for Public Service (2010), the Hayek Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2012) and the Ludwig Erhard Prize for Economic Journalism (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.52 x 5.74 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42030481178704,"sku":"9780140286625","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/dnhxUnFNZWZZZmlndEQ5VWZvdFVCQT09_ba076504-9617-469f-b05e-17303ba5f2c1.webp?v=1771834347","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-house-of-rothschild-the-worlds-banker-1849-1999-paperback-1","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}