Barry Eichengreen is Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His previous books include Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System and Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the GreatDepression, 1919-1939.
his version of the 1930s is rich with detail and myth-busting insights. Economist As a leading scholar of the Great Depression and one of the deftest commentators on the current crisis, Eichengreen is perfectly placed to compare the two slumps. The book is rich with anecdotes including portraits of the financiers who twice helped to bring the US banking system to its knees that make it highly readable...impressive work. Hall of Mirrors is destined to change the way we think about both the Great Depression and the Great Recession. Commentators and scholars will debate its thesis for many years to come. Financial Times, Ferdinando Giugliano Hall of Mirrors is destined to change the way we think about both the Great Depression and the Great Recession. Commentators and scholars will debate its thesis for many years to come. Ferdinando Giugliano, Financial Times Eichengreen mines his material for lessons learned and lost a worthy and distinctive addition to the literature on the crash. Wall Street Journal Eichengreen recreates the last century's two great episodes of financial instability with compelling portraits of bankers and policymakers and accessible theoretical explanations ... his version of the 1930s is rich with detail and myth-busting insights. The EconomistR