{"product_id":"bankers-and-bolsheviks-hassan-malik-9780691170169","title":"Bankers and Bolsheviks: International Finance and the Russian Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing an unprecedented economic boom fed by foreign investment, the Russian Revolution triggered the worst sovereign default in history. \u003ci\u003eBankers and Bolsheviks\u003c\/i\u003e tells the dramatic story of this boom and bust, chronicling the forgotten experiences of leading financiers of the age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShedding critical new light on the decision making of the powerful personalities who acted as the gatekeepers of international finance, Hassan Malik narrates how they channeled foreign capital into Russia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. While economists have long relied on quantitative analysis to grapple with questions relating to the drivers of cross-border capital flows, Malik adopts a historical approach, drawing on banking and government archives in four countries. The book provides rare insights into the thinking of influential figures in world finance as they sought to navigate one of the most challenging and lucrative markets of the first modern age of globalization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBankers and Bolsheviks\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how a complex web of factors--from government interventions to competitive dynamics and cultural influences--drove a large inflow of capital during this tumultuous period in world history. This gripping book demonstrates how the realms of finance and politics--of bankers and Bolsheviks--grew increasingly intertwined, and how investing in Russia became a political act with unforeseen repercussions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hassan Malik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691170169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691170169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019","brand":"Hassan Malik","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990268870911,"sku":"9780691170169","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ff5fb6f-e72e-42b7-8ef4-13c5d13b0873.jpg?v=1683303889","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bankers-and-bolsheviks-hassan-malik-9780691170169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}