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John Maynard Keynes: Hopes betrayed, 1883-1920

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Penguin Books, Jan 1, 1994 - Biography & Autobiography - 496 pages
Traces the economist's life and work, offering a portrait of his public and private life.

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Review: John Maynard Keynes: Volume 3: Fighting for Freedom, 1937-1946 (John Maynard Keynes #3)

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Well I finally finished the third volume of Skidelsky's great biography of the economist John Maynard Keynes. I thoroughly enjoyed it, as I did the other two volumes; though it is now available as one ... Read full review

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Clearly the most comprehensive biography of the most important economist of the 20th century, in volume 1 Skidelsky explores Keynes's early childhood and family life.

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Contents

DYNASTIC ORIGINS
1
GROWING UP IN CAMBRIDGE
51
ETON
74
Copyright

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John Maynard Keynes: Hopes betrayed, 1883-1920
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Robert Jacob Alexander Skidelsky
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Robert Jacob Alexander Skidelsky
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About the author (1994)

Robert Skidelsky, a professor of political economy at Warwick University, is also the author of Politicians and the Slump and Oswald Mosley.

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TitleJohn Maynard Keynes: Hopes betrayed, 1883-1920
Volume 1 of John Maynard Keynes, Robert Jacob Alexander Skidelsky
Volume 1 of John Maynard Keynes: A Biography, Robert Skidelsky
Volume 1 of John Maynard Keynes: Hopes Betrayed 1883-1920. Vol. 1, Robert Skidelsky
AuthorRobert Jacob Alexander Skidelsky
Editionreprint, illustrated
PublisherPenguin Books, 1994
Original fromPennsylvania State University
Digitized3 Jun 2009
ISBN014023554X, 9780140235548
Length496 pages
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