书目名称 | Jacob Schiff and the Art of Risk |
副标题 | American Financing o |
编辑 | Adam Gower |
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概述 | Examines in detail Jacob Schiff‘s actions and motivations in financing Japan during the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05.Reveals a compelling story of how banking operated at the time.Showcases the mecha |
丛书名称 | Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance |
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描述 | .Jacob Henry Schiff (1847–1920), a German-born American Jewish banker, facilitated critical loans for Japan in the early twentieth century. Working on behalf of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., Schiff’s assertiveness in favour of Japan separated him from his fellow German Jewish financiers and the banking establishment generally. This book’s analysis differs from the consensus that Schiff funded Japan largely out of enmity towards Russia but rather sought to work with Japan for over thirty years. This was as much a factor in his actions surrounding the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) as his concern to thwart Russian antisemitism. Of interest to financial historians alongside Japanese historians and academics of both genres, this book provides a lively and thoroughly researched volume that precisely focuses on Schiff’s mastery of banking.. |
出版日期 | Book 2018 |
关键词 | Russo-Japanese War; Jacob Henry Schiff; loans to Japan; English syndicate banks; foreign capital; Jacob S |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90266-1 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-07979-6 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-90266-1Series ISSN 2662-5164 Series E-ISSN 2662-5172 |
issn_series | 2662-5164 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 |