Author: John TolandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
The Miscellaneous Works of Mr. John Toland, Now First Published from His Original Manuscripts ...
Author: John TolandThe Miscellaneous Works of Mr. John Toland
Author: John TolandThe Miscellaneous Works. .. Published from His Original Manuscripts ... Prefixed a Copious Account of the Author's Life and Writings by Des Maizeaux
Author: John TolandBritish Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author: The First Crash
Author: Richard DalePublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691170940
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
For nearly three centuries the spectacular rise and fall of the South Sea Company has gripped the public imagination as the most graphic warning to investors of the dangers of unbridled speculation. Yet history repeats itself and the same elemental forces that drove up the price of South Sea shares to dizzying heights in 1720 have in recent years produced the global crash of 1987, the Japanese stock market bubble of the 1980s/90s, and the international dot.com boom of the 1990s. The First Crash throws light on the current debate about investor rationality by re-examining the story of the South Sea Bubble from the standpoint of investors and commentators during and preceding the fateful Bubble year. In absorbing prose, Richard Dale describes the trading techniques of London's Exchange Alley (which included 'modern' transactions such as derivatives) and uses new data, as well as the hitherto neglected writings of a brilliant contemporary financial analyst, to show how investors lost their bearings during the Bubble period in much the same way as during the dot.com boom. The events of 1720, as presented here, offer insights into the nature of financial markets that, being independent of place and time, deserve to be considered by today's investors everywhere. This book is therefore aimed at all those with an interest in the behavior of stock markets.
The General Biographical Dictionary
Author: Alexander ChalmersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation
Author: Alexander ChalmersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
Book Description
The General Biographical Dictionary Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons; ... a New Ed. by Alex. Chalmers
Author: Alexander ChalmersA Milton Encyclopedia
Author: William Bridges Hunter (Jr.)Publisher: Bucknell University Press
ISBN: 9780838718414
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This nine volume set presents in easily accessible format the extensive information now available about John Milton. It has grown to be a study of English civilization of Milton's time and a history of literary and political matters since then.
Author: Gwilym Lleyn