Jacob Schiff and the Art of Risk

American Financing of Japan's War with Russia (1904-1905)

Adam Gower (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XV, 338 Seiten

2019 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-07979-6 (ISBN)

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Jacob Henry Schiff (1847-1920), a German-born American Jewish banker, facilitated critical loans for Japan in the early twentieth century. Working on behalf of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., Schiff's assertiveness in favour of Japan separated him from his fellow German Jewish financiers and the banking establishment generally. This book's analysis differs from the consensus that Schiff funded Japan largely out of enmity towards Russia but rather sought to work with Japan for over thirty years. This was as much a factor in his actions surrounding the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) as his concern to thwart Russian antisemitism. Of interest to financial historians alongside Japanese historians and academics of both genres, this book provides a lively and thoroughly researched volume that precisely focuses on Schiff's mastery of banking.

Adam Gower is a bilingual, 30-year veteran in real estate, banking, and finance who earned his Ph.D. in History at the University College London. He has held senior management positions at some of the largest companies and institutions in the world and is recognized as an industry thought leader on the impact of crowd funding on real estate. During the 1990's he lived in Japan, working as the President and CEO of a major Hollywood studio developing their real estate portfolio throughout the Asia Pacific Region. He lives and works in California, teaches investment and finance classes at Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, and produces and hosts a syndicated podcast at the National Real Estate Forum. His work linking regulatory changes of today with practices described in this book are considered by many as groundbreaking.

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2.- Historiography.- Chapter 3. Jacob Schiff and His Cohort.- Chapter 4. Japan.- Chapter 5. The Business of Banking.- Chapter 6. The English Syndicate.- Chapter 7. Financing the War.- Chapter 8. Impact and Conclusions.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.01.2019
Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance
Zusatzinfo	XV, 338 p. 9 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	465 g
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung
	Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Spezielle Betriebswirtschaftslehre ► Bankbetriebslehre
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
Schlagworte	Banking • English syndicate banks • Foreign Capital • Jacob Henry Schiff • Jacob Schiff • loans to Japan • Russo-Japanese war
ISBN-10	3-030-07979-1 / 3030079791
ISBN-13	978-3-030-07979-6 / 9783030079796
Zustand	Neuware