John Maynard Keynes: 1883-1946: Economist, Philosopher, Statesman

by RobertSkidelsky (Author)

• New

  Abridged
  2013

  $28.95

  This is the definitive single-volume biography. Robert Skidelsky's three-volume biography of John Maynard Keynes has been acclaimed as the authoritative account of the great economist-statesman's life. Here, Skidelsky has revised and abridged his magnum opus into one definitive book, which examines in its entirety the intellectual and ideological journey that led an extraordinarily gifted young man to concern himself with the practical problems of an age overshadowed by war. John Maynard Keynes offers a sympathetic account of the life of a passionate visionary and an invaluable insight into the economic philosophy that still remains at the centre of political and economic thought. Robert Skidelsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick. His three volume biography of John Maynard Keynes (1983, 1992, 2000) received numerous prizes, including the Lionel Gelber Prize for International Relations and the Council on Foreign Relations Prize for International Relations. ( This three-volume life of the British economist should be given a Nobel Prize for History if there was such a thing . (Norman Stone)). He was made a life peer in 1991, and a Fellow of the British Academy in 1994. A masterpiece of biographical and historical analysis . (New York Times).

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $3.24

  Robert Skidelsky's three-volume biography of John Maynard Keynes has been acclaimed as the authoritative account of the great economist-statesman's life. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this abridged biography offers us a sympathetic account of the life and influences of a passionate visionary, and an invaluable insight into the formation of a new economic philosophy whose ideas remain even today at the centre of political and economic discussion. In Robert Skidelsky's magnificently intelligent biography in my opinion the greatest of the last century and, possibly, of this one too Keynes has received the best tribute he could deserve' Mark Archer, Financial Times Magazine As brilliant as his full-length version ...this one-volume version can be strongly recommended to the many non-economists who are mystified but intrigued by the Keynes legend' William Keegan, Observer 'Nobody who wants to understand one of the most extraordinary Englishmen of his time can do without this biography' Eric Hobsbawm