Contributions

  • Lautin, Jessica, illustrations - Contributor
  • Museum of the City of New York - Contributor

Publication

2014 - Columbia University Press, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

74,250 words, Guess

Page Count

297 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC332.109747/1
  • LCCHG184.N5 J34 2014
  • LCCHG184.N5J34 2014

Description

From revolutionary-era bank notes to the 2008 financial collapse, Capital of Capital explores how New York City gave rise to a banking industry that in turn made the American and world economies. It examines the contentious evolution of the banking business, and its influence on American politics and culture. Based on an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, Capital of Capital features the key leaders of banking, including Alexander Hamilton and J. P. Morgan, as well as its critics, such as Louis Brandeis and the Occupy Wall Street protesters. -- Adapted from the Publisher's description.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Columbia studies in the history of U.S. capitalism

Other Editions

  • Capital of capital: money, banking + power in New York City, 1784-2012Columbia University Press2014-01-01

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