THE MONEY LENDERS : Bankers in a Dangerous World

London, UK: Coronet/Hodder & Stoughton, 1982. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW w/trace waffling to upper text corner pgs 1 - 14 from water spill, faint margin discoloration. Soft cover/VG; Strong & sound w/rubs & faint creasings to edges and surfaces. Survey of the world banking scene; a probe into the inter-relationship between bankers and nations from 14th century England through 19th century Ameirca to the developing world of the 1980s. Superbankers include Chase Manhattan, Citibank; debt-ridden regimes include Poland, Iran, Brazil & Zaire ... fascinating history. 22 chapters: 1, Midas & the Ass; 2, Who Keeps the World?; 3, The Bankers' Disgrace (1781 - 1939); 4, The Brotherhood of Man; 5, The Superbankers; 6, The Other World; 7, London & the Eurodollards; 8, The Secret Hoard; 9, The Crashes of '74; 10, The Frontiers of Chaos; 11, Apartheid: the Eye of God; 12, The Supercompetitors; 13, Money Machines; 14, The Global Marketplace; 15, Grey Eminences; 16, An Island in the Sun; 17, Iran & the 'Great Satan'; 18, Country Risk; 19, The World Banker; 20, A New Order?; 21, The Financial Sheriff; and, 22, The Dangerous Edge.