1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World by Liaquat Ahamed has an overall rating of Rave based on 6 book reviews.
Publisher
Penguin Press
Date
June 2, 2026
A reckoning with the first truly global financial calamity and the famous banking family at the center of the whirlwind, the Rothschilds.
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La obra del economista keniano Liaquat Ahamed recorre el colapso económico que arrancó en 1873, entre burbujas, banqueros y…
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