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008 110602s2012 ctua b 001 0 eng
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100 1 $aNeal, Larry,$d1941-
245 10 $aI am not master of events :$bthe speculations of John Law and Lord Londonderry in the Mississippi and South Sea bubbles /$cLarry Neal.
260 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press,$cc2012.
300 $axiv, 214 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
490 1 $aYale series in economic and financial history
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aStorms in the Caribbean Sea and the life of Lord Londonderry -- The War of the Spanish succession and the Jacobite Rebellion -- The diamond deal -- Learning by doing : law and Londonderry before the bet -- The bet of the bubbles -- The blowing and bursting of bubbles -- The workout -- Family problems -- Did the speculations of law and Londonderry matter? -- Epilogue.
600 10 $aLaw, John,$d1671-1729.
610 20 $aSouth Sea Company.
650 0 $aBusiness cycles$xHistory$y18th century.
650 0 $aFinancial crises$xHistory$y18th century.
830 0 $aYale series in economic and financial history.