Israel Palestine Conflict or Paul Volcker

Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War

Author: James L Gelvin

The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has lasted over a century. James L. Gelvin's account of that conflict, from the first glimmerings of national consciousness among Jews and Ottoman Palestinians to the present, offers a compelling, accessible and up-to-the-moment introduction for students and general readers. The book makes no attempt to be encyclopedic in coverage. It is rather an interpretive, thematically composed essay, set within the framework of global history. Now in a revised edition, Gelvin's award-winning book takes the reader through the 2006 Summer War and its aftermath.

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Paul Volcker: The Making of a Financial Legend

Author: Joseph B Treaster

As the Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1982, Paul Volcker established himself as one of the most influential economic thinkers. Currently a major advocate for corporate governance and accounting reforms, Volcker’s reputation as a great business leader with uncompromising ethics continues to this day. Written by award-winning New York Times journalist Joseph Treaster, Paul Volcker: The Making of a Financial Legend takes readers through the most compelling moments of this legend’s life in private and public service. From his early days as a young Treasury Department official through his appointments to the New York Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Reserve, and James D. Wolfensohn, Inc., this inspiring book captures the significant moments in Volcker life and explores the ethical, economic, and moral dilemmas he faced at every turn.

Foreign Affairs

Paul Volcker has become an American icon-if not in every bar, at least in the worlds of politics, business, and finance. This short, readable biography covers not only his public life at the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and as chairman of the Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors, but also his little-known childhood and family life. One of the dramatic public events covered is the "Nixon shock" of 1971, when the United States dropped its commitment to convert dollars into gold on request by foreign central banks and negotiated a devaluation of the dollar. (Volcker was the key deputy to Treasury Secretary John Connolly.) Another is the switch, soon after President Jimmy Carter's appointment of Volcker as chairman of the Federal Reserve in 1979, to a stiff anti-inflation policy, which provoked mixed reactions during the painful period of disinflation but earned Volcker lasting respect after it was over. In addition to providing a flattering portrait of a dedicated public servant, Treaster offers an informative, nontechnical glimpse at how the Federal Reserve works.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
Ch. 1	A finance legend	1
Ch. 2	Seventy-six	11
Ch. 3	The power of the Fed	29
Ch. 4	Chairman	47
Ch. 5	Youth	71
Ch. 6	School days	95
Ch. 7	Hardship	113
Ch. 8	Difficult choices	139
Ch. 9	The fallout	165
Ch. 10	Fly-fishing	185
	Epilogue	201
	Bibliography	207
	Notes	211
	Acknowledgments	237
	Index	239