‘A book which is worthy of its brilliant subject, ‘Universal Man’ manages to expound Keynes’s ideas while shining with his own optimistic spirit. The fact that this is a book about intellectuals and ideas, does not prevent it from shimmering with low gossip. Richard Davenport-Hines is as deft at describing international political summit meetings as he is at evoking the ballet. Lively, funny, original, and beautifully written’A. N. Wilson, author of ‘Victoria: A Life’‘Richard Davenport Hines’ portrait of Keynes is as vivid as fresh paint. You can see the genius of many parts dashing to Number Ten Downing Street or dancing a jig with Lydia. It’s wonderful’Sylvia Nasar, author of ‘A Beautiful Mind’‘A superb biography for the general reader … brilliant’ Standpoint‘John Maynard Keynes was indeed the central economist of the twentieth century, a thinker of unimaginable breadth and influence. Keynes lived at the white-hot center of British intellectual and social life in his times, and he seems never to have missed a moment to relish what lay at hand. In the superb hands of Richard Davenport-Hines, one of the most gifted of critics, historians, and biographers at work today, his large life quivers into being, fully fleshed and deeply imagined. This book should attract a wide, admiring audience’Jay Parini, author of ‘The Last Station: A Novel of Tolstoy's Final Year’
From the bestselling and award-winning author of `An English Affair', a dazzlingly original thematic biography which throws fresh light on the greatest economist of the twentieth century.
John Maynard Keynes saved Britain from financial crisis twice over the course of two World Wars, and instructed Western industrialised states on how to protect themselves from revolutionary unrest, economic instability, high unemployment and social dissolution. In the wake of the recent global financial crisis, economists worldwide have once again turned to his ideas to confront their problems.
In this entertaining and edifying new biography, Richard Davenport-Hines introduces the man behind the economics; a connoisseur, intellectual, economist, administrator and statesman who was equally at ease socialising with the Bloomsbury Group as he was when influencing the policies of Presidents.
By exploring the desires and experiences that made Keynes think as he did, or compelled him to innovate, Davenport-Hines reveals the aesthetic basis of Keynesian economics, and explores why this Great Briton's ideas continue to instruct and encourage us seventy years after his death.
This top-notch political autobiography offers a comprehensive exploration of Keynes influence on economic policies. It provides a detailed account of his interactions with presidents and his significant role in shaping the economic landscape.
For fans of Tom Holland (Athelstan), Helen Castor (The Eagle and the Hart), John Preston (A Very English Scandal), and Andrew Lownie (Traitor King).
From the bestselling and award-winning author of `An English Affair', a dazzlingly original thematic biography which throws fresh light on the greatest economist of the twentieth century.
John Maynard Keynes saved Britain from financial crisis twice over the course of two World Wars, and instructed Western industrialised states on how to protect themselves from revolutionary unrest, economic instability, high unemployment and social dissolution. In the wake of the recent global financial crisis, economists worldwide have once again turned to his ideas to confront their problems.
In this entertaining and edifying new biography, Richard Davenport-Hines introduces the man behind the economics; a connoisseur, intellectual, economist, administrator and statesman who was equally at ease socialising with the Bloomsbury Group as he was when influencing the policies of Presidents.
By exploring the desires and experiences that made Keynes think as he did, or compelled him to innovate, Davenport-Hines reveals the aesthetic basis of Keynesian economics, and explores why this Great Briton's ideas continue to instruct and encourage us seventy years after his death.
This top-notch political autobiography offers a comprehensive exploration of Keynes influence on economic policies. It provides a detailed account of his interactions with presidents and his significant role in shaping the economic landscape.
For fans of Tom Holland (Athelstan), Helen Castor (The Eagle and the Hart), John Preston (A Very English Scandal), and Andrew Lownie (Traitor King).
Universal Man: The Seven Lives of John Maynard Keynes
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| BN ID: | 2940170212903 |
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| Publisher: | HarperCollins UK |
| Publication date: | 03/12/2015 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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