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Got a nice, comfortable job in a safe industry? Not interested in stocks and shares? Don't care about banking and big business? No idea what the foreign exchange rates are unless you go abroad on holiday? Perhaps you should take more notice. Your pension could vapourise overnight, your firm could fold, your country could be pauperised - when America sneezed in 1929, the western world caught a cold too. Galbraith's tells the story with technical aplomb and superb wit. His thesis is that can happen again, and that it will. Only by keeping the memory of how it all happened can we prevent a recurrence. Passing laws and regulations are no real barrier to the nightmare returning.
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Kind Of History

Time of history:    -   1930's    -   1920's Nationality?    -   American--General Economic History?    -   Yes Industry    -   General Economy

Subjects of this Historical Account

Ethnicity (if plays a major part)    -   European/White Is the portrayal sympathetic?    -   Unsympathetic From a certain profession/group?    -   businessmen Intelligence of subject of history:    -   Smart

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Northeast Big City?    -   Yes City:    -   New York Farm/Ranch:    -   farm Farms/Ranches?    -   Yes If applicable, liberal/conservative?    -   Historian is very moderate

Writing Style

How much gore?    -   1 () How fast-paced is the book?    -   3 () Accounts of torture and death?    -   no torture/death Book makes you feel...    -   thoughtful How much focus on stories of individuals?    -   Focuses mostly on history of key players How much romance?    -   1 () Is book humorous?    -   Yes If humorous, kind of humor    -   puns    -   Dry-cynical    -   parody Minor characters feature lots of:    -   politicians    -   businessmen Length of book    -   201-250 pages How much emphasis on small details?    -   5 ()

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