John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the making of a new world order /
First Statement of Responsibility
Benn Steil.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Princeton :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Princeton University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2013.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
viii, 449 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
"A Council on Foreign Relations Book."
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-426) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- The world comes to the White Mountains -- The improbable rise of Harry White -- Maynard Keynes and the monetary menace -- "The most unsordid act" -- The best-laid plans of White and Keynes -- Whitewash -- History is made -- Begging like Fala -- Out with the old order, in with the new.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Recounts the events of the Bretton Woods accords, presents portaits of the two men at the center of the drama, and reveals Harry White's admiration for Soviet economic planning and communications with intelligence officers.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Keynes, John Maynard,1883-1946.
White, Harry Dexter,1892-1948.
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference(1944 :, Bretton Woods, N.H.)