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Autore |
Feldman Gerald D |
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Titolo |
The great disorder [[electronic resource] ] : politics, economics, and society in the German inflation, 1914-1924 / / Gerald D. Feldman |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-771359-9 |
0-19-988019-0 |
1-283-13030-0 |
9786613130303 |
0-19-977228-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1032 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Inflation (Finance) - Germany - History - 20th century |
Monetary policy - Germany - History - 20th century |
Economic stabilization - Germany |
Germany Economic policy 1918-1933 |
Germany Economic conditions 1918-1945 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1996. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Abbreviations; Introduction; BOOK ONE: THE INFLATION IN WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION; BOOK TWO: THE HYPERINFLATION; Epilogue: A Mortgaged Democracy; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book presents a comprehensive study of the most famous and spectacular instance of inflation in modern industrial society--that in Germany during and following World War I. A broad, probing narrative, this book studies inflation as a strategy of social pacification and economic reconstruction and as a mechanism for escaping domestic and international indebtedness. The Great Disorder is a study of German society under the tension of inflation and hyperinflation, and it explores the ways in which Germany's hyperinflation and stabilization were linked to the Great Depression and the rise of |
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