Manias, Panics, And Crashes: A History Of Financial Crises, Revised Edition [Paperback]

Charles P. Kindleberger (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0465044042 | ISBN-13: 978-0465044047 | Publication Date: October 1, 1989 | Edition: Revised

One of the nation’s leading economists and economic historians has updated his classic history of financial crises to include the October 1987 New York Stock Exchange meltdown and the continuing debt crisis.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Basic Books; Revised edition (October 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0465044042
• ISBN-13: 978-0465044047
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,471,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sorry amazon, I read the library's copy..., May 5, 2000

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Martian Bachelor (Feminacentric America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manias, Panics, And Crashes: A History Of Financial Crises, Revised Edition (Paperback)

I'm puzzled by some of the negative comments about this book here, as I'm neither an economist nor a historian and I found the book quite accessible and interesting. The fairly predictable sequence of events leading to crashes, which have been played out many times in the past, is the book's central theme. Some of the story-telling could even be described as fascinating at times, though my knowledge of the subject was pretty much limited to what one learns of the famed `29 crash in high school american history.

Anyway, the critics here are not entirely wrong, though I think they're being a bit nit-picky. I don't think the widely-read and educated lay-person should be scared off. I liked the book, learned something significant from it, was mildly entertained and impressed by the author's plethora of knowledge, and occasionally recommend it to those with an interest in financial markets, especially their so-called irrational side.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only for serious economists, February 28, 2000

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Philip Labuschagne (Pretoria, South-Africa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manias, Panics, And Crashes: A History Of Financial Crises, Revised Edition (Paperback)

This book is definitely not for the arm-chair investor. Although the idea is very good, a thorough understanding of economics will be required to make this very factual book worthwile.