European Investment in Greece in the Nineteenth Century: A Behavioural Approach to Financial History

ISBN-13: 9780367553500 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 484 str.

Opis

The book analyses a broad range of published and unpublished English, French, Greek, German and Swiss sources on European investment in Greece between 1821 and the Balkan wars.

Recenzje

"Korinna Schönhärl’s book, which was translated from her originally German published work in 2017, is a must read book for anyone who is interested in Modern Greek History, Cultural History and Banking and Economic History. I highly recommend it as a brilliant book based on a large number of multi-national state archives and private sources little known until now, which are masterly interpreted and contextualized with a range of theoretical tools from diverse disciplines." --Maria Zarifi, Independent Researcher

Spis treści

Part I. Investments by European bankers in Greece in the 19^th century Part II. Foreign investment in Greece in the 19^th century – nine case studies 1. Philanthropy as a marketing strategy: Loans for Greece during her struggle for independence in 1824/25 2. Liberalism in restoration times: The banker Jean-Gabriel Eynard as the founder of the Greek National Bank (1841) 3. Banking business between Saint-Simonism and philology: The Bavarian-French d´Eichthal family 4. Antique mines molten again: Lavrion 5. At the service of the chancellor: Bleichröder and the Greek loan of 1889 6. Paris as the new Athens: The Canal of Corinth 1882–1893 7. Grounded in a marsh: the Lake Copais Company 8. Incasso International: Building up confidence by debt redemption? 9. Currant trade in Greece: ‘Monopoly or Death!’ Part III. Conclusion: Greece as a new market in the perception of European bankers (1821–1911)

O autorze

Korinna Schönhärl is a Senior Researcher for Contemporary, Social and Economic History at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.