BOOKS by John Kenneth Galbraith

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1	The Great Crash 1929 more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist Originally published in 1955, Galbraith's book examines the 1929 financial collapse. This new edition is being published on the 80th anniversary of the Great Crash, even as Americans look for perspective on the current global financial crisis. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $6.51! \| first editions \| SVS
2	A Short History of Financial Euphoria more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist With all the financial know-how and experience of the wizards on Wall Street and elsewhere, how is it that the market still goes boom and bust? How can people be so willing to get caught up in the mania of speculation when history tells us that a collapse is almost sure to follow? In this primer, the renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith ... see all copies from $2.47! new only from $5.00! \| SVS
3	The affluent society more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist In eloquent prose, Galbraith's AFFLUENT SOCIETY examines the gap between the rich and poor, arguing that within that space an ethical imperative exists to sustain all of humanity. Taking the largest view possible, Galbraith traces the influence of wealth in and out of its economic context, showing how valuable resources are controlled to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Economics of Innocent Fraud: Truth for Our Time more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist Galbraith looks at today's economy and America's military actions in Iraq and contends that we observe the current state of the nation in a cloud of myth, believing that stockholders and owners run our corporate world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The anatomy of power more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
6	Money more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist In this updated version, the author takes the reader from the ancient world through the rise of banking, to the early speculative fevers of the 18th century and the economic challenges of the infant United states. He traces the currents that led to the creation of the Federal Reserve system, the Great Crash and the advent of Keynesian fiscal ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| first editions
7	Name-Dropping from F.D.R On more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist Economist John Kenneth Galbraith shares anecdotes and recalls unguarded quotes from the powerful and famous he has encountered in his long career in public service: Franklin Roosevelt, Albert Speer, Truman, Ike, John and Jackie Kennedy, Nehru, Gandhi, and others. A New York Times Notable Book for 1999. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Ambassador's Journal: A Personal Account of the Kennedy Years more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The New Industrial State more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Great Crash more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist The stock market crash in October of 1929 has become the benchmark against which all economic bubble-bursts have been compared. Here renowned economist Galbraith provides a history of the event, a critique of investor and government responses, and an extrapolation of the forces that led America into the oncoming and unavoidable Depression. see all copies from $6.48! new only from $29.88! \| first editions
11	The Culture of Contentment more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist Here is a major new work from America's most famous economist--a keen appraisal of the political and economic condition of our society and America's position in the world in the post-Reagan era. The book traces the course of a once dynamic nation's now stultifying sense of contentment. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	Good Society: The Humane Agenda more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist This work presents a blueprint for society that is compassionate to the less fortunate and economically feasible for all. Galbraith outlines what he believes are necessary goals for society and discusses how these goals can best be achieved. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13	The Age of Uncertainty more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14	Industrial Revolution in the Eighteenth Century more books like this by Paul Mantoux, John Kenneth Galbraith (Foreword by), T S Ashton (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $3.45! first editions
15	The Great Crash, Nineteen Twenty-Nine more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist The stock market crash in October of 1929 has become the benchmark against which all economic bubble-bursts have been compared. Here renowned economist Galbraith provides a history of the event, a critique of investor and government responses, and an extrapolation of the forces that led America into the oncoming and unavoidable Depression. see all copies from $1.99! SVS
16	Mrs. Kennedy Goes Abroad more books like this by Jacqueline Duheme (Illustrator), John Kenneth Galbraith (Introduction by) add to wishlist This collection of water-colours, painted by Jacqueline Duheme, were first published in French Elle. They were then collected together and given to the Kennedy family as a souvenir album of the President and Mrs Kennedy's visit to Paris in 1961, and Mrs Kennedy's tour of India, Pakistan, and Rome. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.89! \| first editions
17	The Good Society: The Humane Dimension more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist In this tightly argued book, Galbraith, preeminent economist, presents the blueprint for a society that is compassionate to the less fortunate and economically feasible for all. He points the way toward the achievable goals for a 'good society': personal liberty, basic well-being for all, racial and ethnic equality, and the opportunity for a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
18	Economics in Perspective: A Critical History more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist Galbraith supplies a much-needed overview of the development of this ambitious and imperfect science. A lively account of the social, political, financial and industrial preoccupation of the Western world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19	Almost everyone's guide to economics more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith, Nicole Salinger add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
20	Economics Perspective: A Critical History more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist Galbraith gives students and professional economists alike the history behindcurrent economic concepts. He outlines the ethical judgments that remain fromthe household economies of the Greeks to modern capitalism. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.25! \| SVS
21 view cover	Beacons in the Night: With the OSS and Tito's Partisans in Wartime Yugoslavia more books like this by Franklin Lindsay, John Kenneth Galbraith (Adapted by) add to wishlist At midnight on May 14, 1944, the blinking of a flashlight in mountainous, German-occupied Yugoslavia signalled the parachute drop of four American OSS (Office of Strategic Services) officers who were met by a group of Tito's Partisans. One of the OSS officers was Franklin Lindsay. Only with the declassification in the 1980s of wartime American and ... see all copies from $6.96! new only from $22.71! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Japan's Capitalism: Creative Defeat and Beyond more books like this by Shigeto Tsuru, John Kenneth Galbraith (Foreword by) add to wishlist Japan's economic reconstruction after total defeat in the Second World War has been an extraordinary phenomenon. In Japan's Capitalism, Shigetu Tsuru, one of Japan's most eminent economists gives a comprehensive account of the recovery process, and a unique interpretation of the post-war Japanese economy. He analyses the significance of Japan's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.88! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	American Capitalism more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist In this 40th anniversary edition of a classi c text in political economy, John Kenneth Galbraith reassert s the validity of the core thesis of American Capitalism, ex ploring the balance of forces that create power and prestige in business and politics. ' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Life in Our Times more books like this by William Galbraith, John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	A Life in Our Times more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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