The Kipper und Wipper Inflation, 1619-23 An Economic History with Contemporary German Broadsheets |
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| Author:
| Paas, Martha White |
| Contribution by:
| Paas, John Roger |
| Translator:
| Schoolfield, George C. |
| Series title: | Yale Series in Economic and Financial History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-14676-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $155.95 |
Book Description:
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This book is an economic analysis of the Kipper und Wipper inflation of 1619-23, the most serious German inflation before the hyperinflation following World War I, with a particular focus on how it affected people's lives and behavior. The volume features full-page reproductions of rare contemporary broadsheets--early forerunners of the modern newspaper--with striking illustrations and engaging texts. Published here in their entirety and for the first time in superb English...
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This book is an economic analysis of the Kipper und Wipper inflation of 1619-23, the most serious German inflation before the hyperinflation following World War I, with a particular focus on how it affected people's lives and behavior. The volume features full-page reproductions of rare contemporary broadsheets--early forerunners of the modern newspaper--with striking illustrations and engaging texts. Published here in their entirety and for the first time in superb English translation, they are a unique window on society at the time and give a voice to the people who were actually devastated by the inflation.