 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH
HIS LIFE, HIS POLITICS, HIS ECONOMICS |
| By: |
Richard Parker |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
|
£21.00 |
| Our price: |
£18.90 |
| Discount: |
|
| You save:
|
£2.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
0226646777 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780226646770 |
| Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
 Delivery
rates
|
| Stock: |
Currently 0 available |
| Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 August, 2006 |
| Pages: |
862 |
| Description: |
In the first full-length biography of Galbraith and his times, Parker provides not only a nuanced portrait of this extraordinary man, but also an important reinterpretation of 20th-century public policy and economic practices. |
| Synopsis: |
John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) was one of America s most famous economists for good reason. From his acerbic analysis of America s private wealth and public squalor to his denunciation of the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, Galbraithconsistently challenged conventional wisdom (a phrase he coined). He did so as a witty commentator on America s political follies and as a versatile author of bestselling books such as "The Affluent Society" and "The New Industrial State" that warn of the dangers of deregulated markets, corporate greed, and inattention to the costs of our military power. Here, in the first full-length biography of Galbraith and his times, Richard Parker provides not only a nuanced portrait of this extraordinary man, but also an important reinterpretation of twentieth-century public policy and economic practices. Whatever you may think of his ideas, John Kenneth Galbraith has led an extraordinary life. . . . Doing justice to this life story requires an outsize biography, one that not only tells Mr. Galbraith s tale but sets it on the broader canvas of America s political and economic evolution. And Richard Parker s book does just that. "Economist" Parker s book is more than a chronicle of Galbraith s life; it s a history of American politics and policy from FDR through George W. Bush. . . . It will make readers more economically and politically aware. "USA"" Today" The most readable and instructive biography of the century. William F. Buckley, "National Review" The story of this man s life and work is wonderfully rendered in this magnum opus, and offers an antidote to the public ennui, economic cruelty, and government malfeasance that poison life in America today. James Carroll, "Boston"" Globe"" |
| Illustrations: |
53 halftones |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
Some other items by this author:
|
TRIAL OF RICHARD PARKER, PRESIDENT OF THE DELEGATES, FOR MUTINY, ON-BOARD THE SANDWICH, AND OTHERS OF HIS MAJESTY''S SHIPS, AT THE NORE, IN MAY, 1797, BEFORE A COURT-MARTIAL, HELD ON-BOARD THE NEPTUNE, 1797 (HB)
|
|
WHOLE TRIAL AND DEFENCE OF RICHARD PARKER, PRESIDENT OF THE DELEGATES, FOR MUTINY, &C. ON BOARD THE SANDWICH, ... AT THE NORE, IN MAY, 1797. BEFORE A COURT MARTIAL, ... ON THURSDAY, 22D OF JUNE, 1797, (HB)
|
|
WHOLE TRIAL AND DEFENCE OF RICHARD PARKER, PRESIDENT OF THE DELEGATES, FOR MUTINY, &C. ON BOARD THE SANDWICH, ... AT THE NORE, IN MAY, 1797. BEFORE A COURT MARTIAL, ... ON THURSDAY, 22D OF JUNE, 1797, (HB)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Worried Caterpillar (PB)
Little Green knows she''s about to make a big change - transformingfrom a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Everyone is VERYexcited! But Little Green is VERY worried. What if being a butterflyisn''t as brilliant as everyone says?Join Little Green as she finds her own path ... with just a littlehelp from her friends.
|
|
All the Things We Carry PB
What can you carry?A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you''ve made?A hope or a dream?This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the preciousthings we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. With comforting rhymes and fabulous illustrations, this is a warmhug of a picture book.
|
|
|
|