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Liaquat Ahamed is a British-American author and investment manager. He worked at the World Bank and in hedge fund management before writing 'Lords of Finance', which won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for History.
Known for: Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
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Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
This book recounts the story of four central bankers—Montagu Norman of the Bank of England, Émile Moreau of the Banque de France, Hjalmar Schacht of the Reichsbank, and Benjamin Strong of the Federal Reserve—whose decisions shaped the global economy between World War I and the Great Depression. It explores how their policies and personal relationships influenced the financial crises of the early twentieth century and ultimately contributed to the collapse of the world economy.
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The Architects of Global Finance: Four Central Bankers
Montagu Norman, Émile Moreau, Hjalmar Schacht, and Benjamin Strong—these names may not resonate with the immediacy of Roosevelt or Churchill, yet their impact on the twentieth century was profound. They were the custodians of nations’ monetary fate, the men charged with reconstructing financial stab...
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The World After War: Debt, Reparations, and Destabilization
The First World War left behind a financial landscape full of wounds. Europe was bankrupt, its economies shattered by inflation and physical destruction. The United States emerged as a creditor empire, holding vast debts owed by its allies. Germany, humiliated and burdened with reparations under the...
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About Liaquat Ahamed
Liaquat Ahamed is a British-American author and investment manager. He worked at the World Bank and in hedge fund management before writing 'Lords of Finance', which won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for History. He is known for his deep understanding of global finance and economic history.
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