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Explore the high-stakes world of eighteenth-century finance with Dangerous and Dishonest Men: The International Bankers of Louis XIV's France. This historical study from the Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance series examines the massive financial pressures faced by the French monarchy during the War of the Spanish Succession. Learn how international bankers managed the movement of vast sums of money across Europe to support Louis XIV's military campaigns. The book provides a detailed look at the foreign exchange system and how the heavy demands of war eventually overloaded this network, leading to a massive banking crash. It is an essential read for those interested in business and economic history and the evolution of global banking systems.

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This book is part of the Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance series published by Macmillan.

The text examines the role of international bankers in moving French money across Europe during the eighteenth century.

Learn about the financial challenges faced by Louis XIV during the War of the Spanish Succession.

This work provides an analysis of how the foreign exchange system reacted to the intense demands of war.

The content details the specific circumstances that led to a massive banking crash in historical France.

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19 November 2014
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