Overview
- Examines in detail Jacob Schiff's actions and motivations in financing Japan during the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05
- Reveals a compelling story of how banking operated at the time
- Showcases the mechanics of one of the most significant pre-World War I financing every undertaken by an American bank
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance (PSHF)
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About this book
Jacob Henry Schiff (1847–1920), a German-born American Jewish banker, facilitated critical loans for Japan in the early twentieth century. Working on behalf of the firm of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., Schiff’s assertiveness in favour of Japan separated him from his fellow German Jewish financiers and the banking establishment generally. This book’s analysis differs from the consensus that Schiff funded Japan largely out of enmity towards Russia but rather sought to work with Japan for over thirty years. This was as much a factor in his actions surrounding the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) as his concern to thwart Russian antisemitism. Of interest to financial historians alongside Japanese historians and academics of both genres, this book provides a lively and thoroughly researched volume that precisely focuses on Schiff’s mastery of banking.
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Adam Gower, founder, GowerCrowd, is a 30-year real estate development and finance veteran who has held senior management positions at some of the largest public and private companies and institutions in the world. He is a highly sought-after expert in crowdfunding investment and finance, providing advisory services to sponsors raising capital. He has taught university graduating students the only fully accredited course in the world on how to invest in real estate crowdfunded syndications. He hosts an internationally acclaimed podcast series, The Real Estate Crowdfunding Show, Syndication in the Digital Age. Based on over $1.5 billion of transactional experience, Adam has developed a series of online real estate courses that teach a new generation of high net worth individuals and families how to prudently invest in real estate for income while prioritizing principal preservation. You can find out more about Adam at GowerCrowd.com.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Jacob Schiff and the Art of Risk
Book Subtitle: American Financing of Japan's War with Russia (1904-1905)
Authors: Adam Gower
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90266-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90265-4Published: 06 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07979-6Published: 03 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90266-1Published: 19 June 2018
Series ISSN: 2662-5164
Series E-ISSN: 2662-5172
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 338
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations
Topics: Financial History, Risk Management, Banking