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Summary: Nothing about the real family ....
Review: This book is not about the members of this vast family. I wish to know what the writer knows of the real Rothschild family, the people, their lives, everyday living? Their pain and heartaches? What does he know? Why not print the truth's about the family behind all he has to say about this so called empire. There are real people here....
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Summary: Exhaustive and exhausting
Review: This thorough, long, and orderly history of the Rothschild banking dynasty is a deeply traditional business history text. It's full of coherent details, narrated clearly. There are thousands of footnotes, and a huge bibliography. As reference material, I'm sure it's flawless. It's obvious that the author accomplished his goal. But I wished for one meal described, one suit of clothes worn, one grand (or not-so-grand) apartment described. Alas, none of this is included in this story. Pitifully few tidbits flesh out this text. It's business history set against a background of world history, but neither the motivations nor the humanness of the Rothschilds is part of the picture. Ultimately, it disappoints.
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Summary: Rothschild Omnibus
Review: We may bump into the Rothschild family in reading about European, British, American, Jewish, or Israeli history. These well written volumes give us the full history of the family and the context of its endevors. Some of the financial details didn't resonate with me and may have been too extensive. The Rothschilds made their fortune in government bonds and helping to finance the development of railways and a few other industries. I am left wondering why the family has been made the prime target of so many European anti-Semites. Perhaps without intention Niall Ferguson has made the founding ideologues of anti-Semitism look downright silly.
Rating:
Summary: Rothschild Omnibus
Review: We may bump into the Rothschild family in reading about European, British, American, Jewish, or Israeli history. These well written volumes give us the full history of the family and the context of its endevors. Some of the financial details didn't resonate with me and may have been too extensive. The Rothschilds made their fortune in government bonds and helping to finance the development of railways and a few other industries. I am left wondering why the family has been made the prime target of so many European anti-Semites. Perhaps without intention Niall Ferguson has made the founding ideologues of anti-Semitism look downright silly.
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