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Books by John Kenneth Galbraith
  | | The Great Crash 1929(Reprint) by John Kenneth Galbraith, James K. Galbraith Professor, James K. Galbraith Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2009 by Mariner Books Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-547-24816-5, ISBN: 0-547-24816-4 "Rampant speculation. Record trading volumes. Assets bought not because of their value but because the buyer believes he can sell them for more in a day or two, or an hour or two. Welcome to the late 1920s in the US. There are obvious and absolute parallels to the great bull market of the late 1990s, writes Galbraith in a new introduction dated 1997. Of course, Galbraith notes, every financial bubble since 1929 has been compared to t ..." |
 | | The Affluent Society(40th Edition) by John Kenneth Galbraith Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1998 by Mariner Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-395-92500-3, ISBN: 0-395-92500-2 "Conventional wisdom has it that John Kenneth Galbraith's The Affluent Society spawned the neoliberalism we see in Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, and other world leaders. The economist's prose, lofty but still easily manageable, laid down the gauntlet for the post-cold war class struggle that was still far in the future in 1958. Galbraith saw the widening gap between the richest and the poorest as an emergent threat to economic stabilit ..." |
 | | A Short History of Financial Euphoria(Reprint) (Penguin business) by John Kenneth Galbraith Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 1994 by Penguin Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-14-023856-3, ISBN: 0-14-023856-5 "Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 1994-7-1 Pages: 113 Publisher: Penguin With all the financial know-how and experience of the wizardson Wall Street and elsewhere. how is it that the market still goesboom and bust How can people be so willing to get caught up in themania of speculation when history tells us that a collapse isalmost sure to follow In this primer. the renowned economist JohnKenneth Galbraith reviews the major speculat ..." |
 | | The Essential Galbraith by John Kenneth Galbraith, Andrea D. Williams Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2001 by Mariner Books Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-618-11963-9, ISBN: 0-618-11963-9 "“Graceful and often witty” insights from the legendary economist, drawn from his most influential works (Library Journal). The Essential Galbraith includes key selections from the most important works of John Kenneth Galbraith, one of the most distinguished writers of our time—from The Affluent Society, the groundbreaking book in which he coined the term “conventional wisdom,” to The Great Crash, an unsurpassed account of the events th ..." |
 | | Economics in Perspective(Reprint) A Critical History by John Kenneth Galbraith, Richard Parker Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2017 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-17164-7, ISBN: 0-691-17164-5 "In Economics in Perspective, renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith presents a compelling and accessible history of economic ideas, from Aristotle through the twentieth century. Examining theories of the past that have a continuing modern resonance, he shows that economics is not a timeless, objective science, but is continually evolving as it is shaped by specific times and places. From Adam Smith's theories during the Industrial Re ..." |
 | | Money(Reprint) Whence It Came, Where It Went by John Kenneth Galbraith, James K. Galbraith, James Kenneth Galbraith Paperback, 392 Pages, Published 2017 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-17166-1, ISBN: 0-691-17166-1 "Money is nothing more than what is commonly exchanged for goods or services, so why has understanding it become so complicated? In Money, renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith cuts through the confusions surrounding the subject to present a compelling and accessible account of a topic that affects us all. He tells the fascinating story of money, the key factors that shaped its development, and the lessons that can be learned from it ..." |
 | | The New Industrial State(1st Edition) (The James Madison Library in American Politics) by John Kenneth Galbraith, Sean Wilentz, James K. Galbraith, Julian Zelizer, Sean Zelizer, James Kenneth Galbraith, Jk Galbraith Paperback, 576 Pages, Published 2007 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-13141-2, ISBN: 0-691-13141-4 "With searing wit and incisive commentary, John Kenneth Galbraith redefined America's perception of itself in The New Industrial State, one of his landmark works. The United States is no longer a free-enterprise society, Galbraith argues, but a structured state controlled by the largest companies. Advertising is the means by which these companies manage demand and create consumer "need" where none previously existed. Multinational corpor ..." |
 | | The Good Society The Humane Agenda by John Kenneth Galbraith Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1997 by Mariner Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-395-85998-8, ISBN: 0-395-85998-0 "The legendary economist explains how a nation can remain both compassionate and fiscally sound, with “common sense raised to the level of genius” (The New Yorker). This compact, eloquent book offers a blueprint for a workable national agenda that allows for human weakness without compromising a humane culture. Arguing that it is in the best interest of the United States to avoid excessive wealth and income inequality, and to safeguard ..." |
 | | A Life in Our Times(1st Edition) by John Kenneth Galbraith, William Galbraith Hardcover, 563 Pages, Published 1981 by Houghton Mifflin ISBN-13: 978-0-395-30509-6, ISBN: 0-395-30509-8 "The richly adventurous memoirs of one of the most dazzling public figures to dominate the American scene over the last decades “As a raconteur and a literary stylist he stands with the best. . . . As entertainment, the book is a total success.”—The New York Times Book Review “Absorbing and irresistible.”—The New Yorker “A highly perceptive commentary on all our yesterdays . . . anecdotal, amusing, animated and above all, illuminat ..." |
 | | Name-Dropping(1st Edition) From FDR On (.) by John Kenneth Galbraith Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN-13: 978-0-395-82288-3, ISBN: 0-395-82288-2 "John Kenneth Galbraith, the noted economist, joined Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal in 1934 and served that administration during World War II in the crucial role of deputy head of the Office of Price Administration in charge of price control. His service to FDR and his relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt began a long involvement with the leaders who would define much of the course of the twentieth century: Truman, Stevenson, ..." |
 | | The Great Crash of 1929(Reprint) by John Kenneth Galbraith, John Glabraith, Samuel H. Bryant Paperback, 206 Pages, Published 1997 by Mariner Books ISBN-13: 978-0-395-85999-5, ISBN: 0-395-85999-9 "Rampant speculation. Record trading volumes. Assets bought not because of their value but because the buyer believes he can sell them for more in a day or two, or an hour or two. Welcome to the late 1920s in the US. There are obvious and absolute parallels to the great bull market of the late 1990s, writes Galbraith in a new introduction dated 1997. Of course, Galbraith notes, every financial bubble since 1929 has been compared to t ..." |
 | | The Culture of Contentment(Reprint) [Paperback] by John Kenneth Galbraith Paperback, 195 Pages, Published 1993 by Houghton Mifflin (Trade) ISBN-13: 978-0-395-66919-8, ISBN: 0-395-66919-7 ""In the decades since World War II, no American writer has done more to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable than John Kenneth Galbraith"." |
 | | Galbraith(1st Edition) The Affluent Society & Other Writings, 1952-1967: American Capitalism / The Great Crash, 1929 / The Affluent Society / The New Industrial State by John Kenneth Galbraith, James K. Galbraith, 约翰·肯尼斯·加尔布雷思, Kurt. Vonnegut, Professor Galbraith James K. Hardcover, 1,056 Pages, Published 2010 by Library Of America ISBN-13: 978-1-59853-077-3, ISBN: 1-59853-077-1 "Incisive and original, John Kenneth Galbraith wrote with an eloquence that burst the conventions of his discipline and won a readership none of his fellow economists could match. This Library of America volume, the first devoted to economics, gathers four of his key early works, the books that established him as one of the leading public intellectuals of the last century. In American Capitalism, Galbraith exposes with great panache the ..." |
 | | The Culture of Contentment(Reprint) by John Kenneth Galbraith, Jeff Madrick Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2017 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-17165-4, ISBN: 0-691-17165-3 "The world has become increasingly separated into the haves and have-nots. In The Culture of Contentment, renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith shows how a contented class―not the privileged few but the socially and economically advantaged majority―defend their comfortable status at a cost. Middle-class voting against regulation and increased taxation that would remedy pressing social ills has created a culture of immediate gratifica ..." |
 | | The Economics of Innocent Fraud(1st Edition) (Pocket Penguins) by John Kenneth Galbraith Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 2005 by Penguin Books Ltd Import ISBN-13: 978-0-14-102301-4, ISBN: 0-14-102301-5 "John Kenneth Galbraith has been immersed in economics for most of his long and remarkable life. The purpose of this extended essay is to illuminate examples of "innocent fraud" or the gulf between perception and reality in the modern American economic system--a system he had a hand in creating during his tenure in FDR's administration. Though tackling serious subjects, the book sparkles with wit and sly understatement. "A marked enjoyme ..." |
 | | The Economics of Innocent Fraud(1st Edition) Truth for Our Time by John Kenneth Galbraith Hardcover, 80 Pages, Published 2004 by Allen Lane ISBN-13: 978-0-7139-9820-7, ISBN: 0-7139-9820-2 |
 | | The Good Society(1st Edition) The Humane Agenda by John Kenneth Galbraith Hardcover, 152 Pages, Published 1996 by Houghton Mifflin ISBN-13: 978-0-395-71328-0, ISBN: 0-395-71328-5 "Galbraith also recognizes human weakness, differences in ability and motivation, and the formidable obstacles facing those who challenge the status quo. No one else explains the interplay of economic and political forces with Galbraith's exquisite clarity." |
 | | The World Economy Since the Wars(Updated) A Personal View by John Kenneth Galbraith Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1995 by Mandarin ISBN-13: 978-0-7493-1899-4, ISBN: 0-7493-1899-6 |
 | | Money(Updated) Whence It Came, Where It Went by John Kenneth Galbraith Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 1995 by Mariner Books ISBN-13: 978-0-395-71085-2, ISBN: 0-395-71085-5 "A classic look at the story of money is updated for the 1990s by the eminent economist, offering an in-depth, often hilarious lesson in human behavior and a layman's course in the theory and practice of economics. Reprint." |
 | | A Journey Through Economic Time A Firsthand View by John Kenneth Galbraith Paperback, 255 Pages, Published 1995 by Mariner Books ISBN-13: 978-0-395-74175-7, ISBN: 0-395-74175-0 "Traces the evolution of the world economy from World War I to the present, discussing such issues as the Russian Revolution, the Depression, Roosevelt and the New Deal, Reaganomics, and the fall of communism" |
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