{"product_id":"englands-cross-of-gold-keynes-churchill-and-the-governance-of-economic-beliefs-hardback-9781501758423","title":"England's Cross of Gold; Keynes, Churchill, and the Governance of Economic Beliefs (Hardback) 9781501758423","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEngland's Cross of Gold\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eKeynes, Churchill, and the Governance of Economic Beliefs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames A. Morrison II (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501758423\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 September 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e402 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEngland's Cross of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, James Ashley Morrison challenges the conventional view that the UK's ruinous return to gold in 1925 was inevitable. \u003c\/b\u003eInstead, he offers a new perspective on the struggles among elites in London to define and redefine the gold standard—from the first discussions during the Great War; through the titanic ideological clash between Winston Churchill and John Maynard Keynes; to the final, ill-fated implementation of the \"new gold standard.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing World War I, Churchill promised to restore the ancient English gold standard—and thus Britain's greatness. Keynes portended that this would prove to be one of the most momentous—and ill-advised—decisions in financial history. From the vicious peace settlement at Versailles to the Great Depression, the gold standard was central to the worst disasters of the time. Economically, Churchill's move exacerbated the difficulties of repairing economies shattered by war. Politically, it set countries at odds as each endeavored to amass gold, sowing the seeds of further strife.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEngland's Cross of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e, grounded in masterful archival research, reveals that these events turned crucially on the beliefs of a handful of pivotal policymakers. It recasts the legends of Churchill, Keynes, and their collision, and it shows that the gold standard itself was a metaphysical abstraction rooted more in mythology than material reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Introductory\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e1. Genesis and Exodus: The Tragedy of England's Return to Gold\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Road to Calvary: From Orthodoxy to Theocracy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Two: Orthodoxy\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e3. The Cunliffe \"Consensus\"\u003cbr\u003e 4. Atop Sinai: More Heat Than Light\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Golden Calf: The Public Idolize Gold\u003cbr\u003e 6. Commandments: Defining the Law\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Three: Mythology\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e7. Myths: Theirs and Ours\u003cbr\u003e 8. Liberalization: Implementing the Orthodoxy\u003cbr\u003e 9. Who Would Control Capital?\u003cbr\u003e 10. Keynes's Revolution\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Four: Theocracy\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e11. Understanding \"The Norman Conquest of $4.86\"\u003cbr\u003e 12. Central Bankers as Saviors?\u003cbr\u003e 13. Indulgence\u003cbr\u003e 14. Deposition and Coronation\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Sanhedrin: Churchill's Trials\u003cbr\u003e 16. Judgment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Five: Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e17. Faith in History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670837686552,"sku":"9781501758423","price":44.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/englands-cross-of-gold-keynes-churchill-and-the-governance-of-economic-beliefs-hardback-9781501758423","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}