UID:
almafu_9959241103102883
Format:
1 online resource (281 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-5261-1094-6
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1-5261-1095-4
Series Statement:
Studies in modern French history
Content:
Emile (1800-75) and Isaac Pereire (1806-80) were pivotal and sensational figures, their lives and careers a lens through which to re-examine the history of France in the nineteenth century. Among the first generation of Jews emancipated by the French Revolution, they became significant Saint-Simonians, contributing to its philosophy of financial and economic reform. They were the first to implement the new rail technology in France and to launch the first investment bank of any size in Europe, the Crédit Mobilier. The Pereires ultimately came to stand behind banks and railways throughout Europ
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Untitled; Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Bordeaux: a Sephardic childhood; 2. The new society; 3. The new entrepreneurs; 4. The adventure of rail; 5. Capitalism and the State; 6. The family business; 7. Private lives of public men; 8. Boom and bust; 9. Epilogue; 10. Conclusion; Appendix: Pereire companies; Select bibliography; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7190-8923-9
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-78499-356-5
Language:
English
Keywords:
Biography.
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Biography.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.7765/9781526110954
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