2001, ISBN: 0670030228

[EAN: 9780670030224], [PU: Viking Books], BIOGRAPHY ENGLAND LITERATURE ECONOMICS HISTORY, New York. 2001. December 2001. Viking Books. 2nd Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0670030228. 5… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780670030224], [PU: Viking Books], BIOGRAPHY ENGLAND LITERATURE ECONOMICS HISTORY, New York. 2001. December 2001. Viking Books. 2nd Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0670030228. 580 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Carlos Beltran. keywords: Biography England Literature Economics History. FROM THE PUBLISHER - This is the eagerly awaited third, and final volume of Robert Skidelsky's definitive and consummate biography of John Maynard Keynes. It is the culmination of a remarkable work dealing with the life and influences of a passionate visionary who finally succeeded in achieving respectability and acceptance on his own terms, not those of a British establishment usually mistrustful of men of ideas. Dealing with the period from 1937, when Keynes had become the most famous figures in Britain, to his death in 1946. Volume III focuses on Keynes's outstanding contribution to the financing of Britain's war effort, to the building of the postwar economic order, and on his role in the ‘other war' - Britain's struggle to preserve its independence within the Atlantic Alliance, which took him on six wearing and often acrimonious missions to the United States. FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM opens in the twilight years between peace and war and draws a parallel between Keynes's own health and that of contemporary capitalism. Keynes's physical condition was, like his reputation, on a knife edge. Suffering from heart disease, he spent nearly two years as a semi-invalid. But it was during this period that he showed how his GENERAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT, INTEREST AND MONEY was not just an antidepression theory, but could also be turned into a powerful intellectual engine of war finance. The culmination of these efforts was his famous anti-inflationist tract HOW TO PAY FOR THE WAR, whose logic, and supporting national income accounts, was accepted as the basis of Kingsley Wood's budget of 1941. For the rest of his life Keynes was involved in difficult financial negotiations with the United States, first to establish conditions of American help to Britain, then to devise a postwar financial system that satisfied American requirements without sacrificing Britain's interests; and finally, and most traumatically, to get Britain a loan to tide it over the first postwar years. When he died in 1946, Lionel Robbins wrote, ‘He gave his life for his country, as surely as if he had fallen on the field of battle.' Skidelsky at all times is utterly lucid in his treatment of his subject, both in explaining Keynes's ideas and in picking his way through the complexities of his personality. The book abounds in good stories and memorable portraits, notably that of his devoted wife, Lydia Lopokova, whose eccentric but utterly logical ‘post-Keynesian' existence is charted in a delightful epilogue, and of his flamboyant medical adviser, Janos Pesch. Insightful and intelligent, this is a work that tells the story of one of the most important and fascinating men of this century and provides an invaluable overview of matters that remain at the center of political and economic discussion. inventory #42614, Books<

2001, ISBN: 9780670030224

New York. 2001. December 2001. Viking Books. 2nd Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0670030228. 580 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Carlos Beltran. keywords: Biography England Literatu… Mehr…

New York. 2001. December 2001. Viking Books. 2nd Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0670030228. 580 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Carlos Beltran. keywords: Biography England Literature Economics History. FROM THE PUBLISHER - This is the eagerly awaited third, and final volume of Robert Skidelsky's definitive and consummate biography of John Maynard Keynes. It is the culmination of a remarkable work dealing with the life and influences of a passionate visionary who finally succeeded in achieving respectability and acceptance on his own terms, not those of a British establishment usually mistrustful of men of ideas. Dealing with the period from 1937, when Keynes had become the most famous figures in Britain, to his death in 1946. Volume III focuses on Keynes's outstanding contribution to the financing of Britain's war effort, to the building of the postwar economic order, and on his role in the ‘other war' - Britain's struggle to preserve its independence within the Atlantic Alliance, which took him on six wearing and often acrimonious missions to the United States. FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM opens in the twilight years between peace and war and draws a parallel between Keynes's own health and that of contemporary capitalism. Keynes's physical condition was, like his reputation, on a knife edge. Suffering from heart disease, he spent nearly two years as a semi-invalid. But it was during this period that he showed how his GENERAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT, INTEREST AND MONEY was not just an antidepression theory, but could also be turned into a powerful intellectual engine of war finance. The culmination of these efforts was his famous anti-inflationist tract HOW TO PAY FOR THE WAR, whose logic, and supporting national income accounts, was accepted as the basis of Kingsley Wood's budget of 1941. For the rest of his life Keynes was involved in difficult financial negotiations with the United States, first to establish conditions of American help to Britain, then to devise a postwar financial system that satisfied American requirements without sacrificing Britain's interests; and finally, and most traumatically, to get Britain a loan to tide it over the first postwar years. When he died in 1946, Lionel Robbins wrote, ‘He gave his life for his country, as surely as if he had fallen on the field of battle.' Skidelsky at all times is utterly lucid in his treatment of his subject, both in explaining Keynes's ideas and in picking his way through the complexities of his personality. The book abounds in good stories and memorable portraits, notably that of his devoted wife, Lydia Lopokova, whose eccentric but utterly logical ‘post-Keynesian' existence is charted in a delightful epilogue, and of his flamboyant medical adviser, Janos Pesch. Insightful and intelligent, this is a work that tells the story of one of the most important and fascinating men of this century and provides an invaluable overview of matters that remain at the center of political and economic discussion. inventory #42614 ISBN: 0670030228., 0<

2001, ISBN: 9780670030224

New York. 2001. December 2001. Viking Books. 2nd Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0670030228. 580 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Carlos Beltran. keywords: Biography England Literatu… Mehr…

New York. 2001. December 2001. Viking Books. 2nd Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0670030228. 580 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Carlos Beltran. keywords: Biography England Literature Economics History. FROM THE PUBLISHER - This is the eagerly awaited third, and final volume of Robert Skidelsky's definitive and consummate biography of John Maynard Keynes. It is the culmination of a remarkable work dealing with the life and influences of a passionate visionary who finally succeeded in achieving respectability and acceptance on his own terms, not those of a British establishment usually mistrustful of men of ideas. Dealing with the period from 1937, when Keynes had become the most famous figures in Britain, to his death in 1946. Volume III focuses on Keynes's outstanding contribution to the financing of Britain's war effort, to the building of the postwar economic order, and on his role in the ‘other war' - Britain's struggle to preserve its independence within the Atlantic Alliance, which took him on six wearing and often acrimonious missions to the United States. FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM opens in the twilight years between peace and war and draws a parallel between Keynes's own health and that of contemporary capitalism. Keynes's physical condition was, like his reputation, on a knife edge. Suffering from heart disease, he spent nearly two years as a semi-invalid. But it was during this period that he showed how his GENERAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT, INTEREST AND MONEY was not just an antidepression theory, but could also be turned into a powerful intellectual engine of war finance. The culmination of these efforts was his famous anti-inflationist tract HOW TO PAY FOR THE WAR, whose logic, and supporting national income accounts, was accepted as the basis of Kingsley Wood's budget of 1941. For the rest of his life Keynes was involved in difficult financial negotiations with the United States, first to establish conditions of American help to Britain, then to devise a postwar financial system that satisfied American requirements without sacrificing Britain's interests; and finally, and most traumatically, to get Britain a loan to tide it over the first postwar years. When he died in 1946, Lionel Robbins wrote, ‘He gave his life for his country, as surely as if he had fallen on the field of battle.' Skidelsky at all times is utterly lucid in his treatment of his subject, both in explaining Keynes's ideas and in picking his way through the complexities of his personality. The book abounds in good stories and memorable portraits, notably that of his devoted wife, Lydia Lopokova, whose eccentric but utterly logical ‘post-Keynesian' existence is charted in a delightful epilogue, and of his flamboyant medical adviser, Janos Pesch. Insightful and intelligent, this is a work that tells the story of one of the most important and fascinating men of this century and provides an invaluable overview of matters that remain at the center of political and economic discussion. inventory #42614 ISBN: 0670030228., 0<

ISBN: 9780670030224

The first two volumes of Robert Skidelsky's definitive and consummate biography of John Maynard Keynes were hailed as publishing events on both sides of the Atlantic. Already published to… Mehr…

The first two volumes of Robert Skidelsky's definitive and consummate biography of John Maynard Keynes were hailed as publishing events on both sides of the Atlantic. Already published to acclaim in Britain, this third and final volume covers Keynes's later years from 1937 to his death in 1946. During this period, Keynes's outstanding contribution to the financing of Britain's war effort, to the building of the postwar economic order, and his role in Britain's struggle to preserve its independence within the Atlantic alliance solidified the economist's lasting importance in twentieth-century history. Skidelsky lucidly explains Keynes's economic theories and masterfully evokes the complexities of his personality. The book abounds in lively anecdotes and memorable portraits, notably that of his devoted wife, Lydia Lopokova, whose eccentric but utterly logical post-Keynesian existence is charted in a delightful epilogue. Insightful and intelligent, this is a work that tells the story of a passionate and determined visionary and provides an invaluable overview of issues that remain at the center of international political and economic debate. Media > Book, [PU: Viking Press]<