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Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation

Is your investment in that new Internet stock a sign of stock market savvy or an act of peculiarly American speculative folly? How has the psychology of investing changed--and not changed--over the last five hundred years? Edward Chancellor examines the nature of speculation--from medieval Europe to the Tulip mania of the 1630s to today's Internet stock craze. A contributi More »

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[ 5.0 stars ] "Tragic, exuberant and somewhat unchanged; there are probably no other place where history often repeated itself, other than the financial market. And in "Devil Take the Hindmost", the history of financial market speculation is being brought back to life, through Edward Chancellor's exquisite writing.Written in the pages of the book, there were once a Publicani in the Roman Empire era on 2nd ce ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 5.0 stars ] "This book explains the history of various bubbles and details various lessons learned from them. For example, the author discusses how bubbles always over-develop the industry subject to the bubble and how unemployment then results using the example of the railroad industry in 19th century England.The three English railroad companies each built a line from Liverpool to London, and in the speculat ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Economics review is genenrated by W. C. Anders "Spanish Student" which was written on November 29, 2012
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[ 4.0 stars ] "Devil Take the Hindmost, by Edwad Chancellor is, as the title describes a history of financial speculation. It is an entertaining and informative account of many of history's most famed bubbles. The book is split into 9 chapters and focuses on major specific bubbles that were created by financial manias. In reading the book one is reminded of the eerie similarity of the various bubbles and ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 4.0 stars ] "I read this book for a Finance book club. Although it is probably not one I would immediately have picked up on my own I did find it quite interesting. It is EXACTLY what it claims to be - a history of financial speculation. With 2 exceptions - the tulip bulbs and Japan, it is a history of speculation in English speaking areas - mostly England and the US. It does a good job in the begining of ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 5.0 stars ] "Having been involved with the investment world professionally for about 20 years, I thought I've seen it all. Well, wait to you read this book. This was a great book and so enlightening. One thing is for sure, history repeats itself all the time. This book points out most of the huge bubbles and scams over the last 500 years. Greed seems to be the common denominator and I have no problem with ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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Available	Yes
Author	Edward Chancellor
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780452281806
Edition	Reissue
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ISBN	0452281806
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Manufacturer	Plume
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NumberOfPages	400
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PublicationDate	2000-06-01
Publisher	Plume
ReleaseDate	2000-06-01
Studio	Plume
Title	Devil Take the Hindmost: a History of Financial Speculation

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