Dynasties
Fortune and Misfortune in the World's Great Family Businesses
Published on 31. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-14-028188-0 (ISBN)
Description
Rothschilds * Morgans * Fords * Toyoda * Agnellis * Rockefellers * Guggenheims
Dynastic family businesses have everything: extraordinary success, bizarre eccentricity, bitter rivalry - as well as pots of money and power. Yet almost no one has looked closely enough to see what it is that really makes them tick.
In Dynasties, award-winning author David Landes casts his eye over some of the most powerful family businesses in Europe, Japan and America. On the way, he provides thrilling histories of the characters who have made their mark on the world and passed on a legacy - sometimes benign and sometimes not - to their descendants.
Dynastic family businesses have everything: extraordinary success, bizarre eccentricity, bitter rivalry - as well as pots of money and power. Yet almost no one has looked closely enough to see what it is that really makes them tick.
In Dynasties, award-winning author David Landes casts his eye over some of the most powerful family businesses in Europe, Japan and America. On the way, he provides thrilling histories of the characters who have made their mark on the world and passed on a legacy - sometimes benign and sometimes not - to their descendants.
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Rich, shrewd, funny, engagingly conversational ... will bring pleasure to many readers * Niall Ferguson * Hugely interesting, enjoyable and informative ... fascinating stories of fascinating men' Independent Rich, shrewd, funny, engagingly conversational ... will bring pleasure to many readers * Niall Ferguson * Hugely interesting, enjoyable and informative ... fascinating stories of fascinating men' IndependentMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
274 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-028188-0 (9780140281880)
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David Landes is Professor Emeritus of History and Economics at Harvard University. He is the author of the bestselling The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, which was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize.