| Description |
xiii, 274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
A companion volume to the CNBC documentary, Money & power. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. St. Godric : God and profit -- 2. Cosimo de'Medici : putting money to work -- 3. Philip II : wealth without wisdom -- 4. Tulipmania : sharing the greed -- 5. James Watt and Matthew Boulton : turning evolution into revolution -- 6. Transcontinental railroad : rogues and visionaries -- 7. J. Pierpont Morgan : the American colossus -- 8. John D. Rockefeller : organizing the octopus -- 9. Henry Ford : building cars and the markets for them -- 10. Robert Woodruff : the brand's the thing -- 11. Time Warner : turning opposite cultures to common advantage -- 12. Bill Gates and cyberspace : the dematerialized future. |
| Subject |
Capitalists and financiers -- Biography.
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Capitalists and financiers. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Power (Social sciences) -- Case studies.
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Power (Social sciences) |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Capitalistes et financiers -- Biographies. |
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Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) -- Cas, Études de. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Case studies.
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| Added Title |
Money and power |
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Money & power (Television program)
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| ISBN |
047140053X alkaline paper |
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0471216526 |
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