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BL
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632472
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| Main Entry
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Steil, Benn.
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| Title & Author
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The battle of Bretton Woods : : John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the making of a new world order /\ Benn Steil.
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| Publication Statement
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Princeton :: Princeton University Press,, c2013.
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viii, 449 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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9780691149097 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
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: 0691149097 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
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| Notes
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"A Council on Foreign Relations Book."
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-426) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| 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.
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Keynes, John Maynard,1883-1946.
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White, Harry Dexter,1892-1948.
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United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference(1944 :, Bretton Woods, N.H.)
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Monetary policy-- History-- 20th century.
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International finance-- History-- 20th century.
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| LC Classification
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HG255.S837 2013
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