Capital of Capital : Money, Banking, and Power in New York City, 1784-2012 / Steven Jaffe, Museum of the City of New York, Jessica Lautin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jaffe, Steven, author.

Lautin, Jessica, author.

York, Museum of the City of New, author.

Contributor:

Museum of the City of New York.

Series:

Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism--New York (State)--New York--History.

Capitalism.

Banks and banking--New York (State)--New York--History.

Banks and banking.

New York (N.Y.)--History.

New York (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From Revolutionary Era bank notes to the 2008 financial collapse, Capital of Capital explores how New York City gave rise to a banking industry that in turn made the American and world economies. Capital of Capital also examines the frequently contentious evolution of the banking business, its role in making New York City an international economic center, and its influence on America's politics, society, and culture. Based on a major exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, Capital of Capital features the key leaders of banking, including Alexander Hamilton and J. P. Morgan, as well as its critics, such as Louis Brandeis and the Occupy Wall Street protesters. The book also covers the major events and controversies that have shaped the history of banking and includes a fascinating array of primary materials ranging from antebellum bank notes and ledgers to early credit cards and advertisements. Lavishly illustrated, Capital of Capital provides a multifaceted, original understanding of the profound impact of banking on the life of New York City and the world's economy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Director's Foreword / Henshaw Jones, Susan

Introduction: New York, Banking City

Beginnings 1784-1831

The Bank War 1832-1860

The Civil War

Banks for an Industrial Nation

Reform+Regulation 1866-1928

Crash+Depression 1929-1945

Banks for the American Century 1946-1974

Crises+Opportunities 1975-1999

Capital of Capital? New York's Banks in the New Century 2000-2012

Acknowledgments

Recommended Reading

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231537711

0231537719

OCLC:

882246352