{"product_id":"panic-prosperity-and-progress-9781118684320","title":"Panic Prosperity and Progress","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA detailed guide to financial market performance during financial crises\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith the financial markets seemingly careening from one crisis to another, it''s vital for today's investors and traders to have an historical perspective on market performance during times of great turmoil. In this book, Tim Knight provides an exhaustive analysis of financial market behavior prior, during, and following tumultuous events since 1600.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking copious use of charts and basic technical analysis, Knight demonstrates how external shocks tend to create extreme reactions in the financial markets and how these predictable reactions provide opportunities for investors and traders to profit. Knight traverses five centuries of financial market history, from Tulipmania in the 1600s to the contemporary sovereign debt crisis. He looks at each event from the prism of the financial markets, examining the market climate prior to the event, during the event, and following the event.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Tulip Madness 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 The Mississippi Scheme 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The South Sea Bubble 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 American Revolution in the Colonies 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 The Panic of 1837 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 California Gold 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 The American Civil War 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 The Panic of 1893 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 The Rich Man’s Panic of 1907 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Billion-Dollar Bread—The Weimar Hyperinflation 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 The Roaring Twenties 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 The Great Depression 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Postwar Prosperity 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Energy, Politics, and War 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Precious Metals and the Destruction of a Billionaire 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Latin American Debt Crisis 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 The Reagan Revolution and Crash 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 The Rising and Setting Sun of Japan 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 The Savings and Loan Debacle 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Fall of the Soviet Union 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 The Asian Contagion 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Russian Crisis of 1998 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Captured by the Net 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 The Great Recession 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 History in the Making 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 451\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53186829451607,"sku":"9781118684320","price":35.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/panic-prosperity-and-progress-9781118684320","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}