Dynasties is rich in anecdote and will bring pleasure to the
many readers who admired Landes''s last book. . . . It offers the
same combination of shrewd insight and an engagingly conversational
style. Niall Ferguson, The New Republic
內容簡介:
From the author of the New York Times
bestseller The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, a fascinating
look at the crossroads of kin and coin
David S. Landes has earned a reputation as a brilliant writer and
iconoclast among economic historians. In his latest acclaimed work,
he takes a revealing look at the quality that distinguishes a third
of today''s Fortune 500 companies: family ownership. From the
banking fortunes of Rothschild and Morgan to the automobile empires
of Ford and Toyota, Landes explores thirteen different dynasties,
revealing what lay behind their successes-and how extravagance, bad
behavior, and poor enterprise brought some of them to their knees.
A colorful history that is full of surprising conclusions,
Dynasties is an engrossing mix of ambition, eccentricity,
and wealth.
關於作者:
David S. Landes is professor emeritus of
history and economics at Harvard and the author of the New York
Times bestseller The Wealth and Poverty of Nations. His
other acclaimed books include Bankers and Pashas, The Unbound
Prometheus, and Revolution in Time.