25bb1972@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>And secondly, while I was hanging around trying to spend money on one of
>those
>'books on line' places I noticed a book by 'Doug Henwood'? Is this Doug of
>our
>list fame?! I can't remember what the subject was (to do with Wall Street I
>think) but I was intrigued... More info? (go on plug it!) Extracts online?
>Review Offers??!! ; )
Yes, the very me. The book is called Wall Street: How It Works and For
Whom, published this past June by Verso. A mix of empirical description of
how finance works today, mixed with some theories, orthodox and not (i.e.
mainly Keynes and Marx). Only one reference to Foucault, alas.
The text of a talk I gave based on the book is on my web site (URL below).
More info on the book is available at
http://www.panix.com/~dhenwood/Book_info.html.
And thanks for asking.
Excerpts from the reviews:
"superb...pungent...will serve as a classic reference for years to come"
-James North, In These Times
"engaging...razor-sharp...illuminating"
-Gary Mongiovi, The Nation
"Doug Henwood has a talent, remarkable as it is rare among observers of the
financial scene, for making the obscure clear, the complicated simple, and
the arcane understandable. His irreverent take on Wall Street is a
provocative challenge to conventional wisdom that's great fun to read."
-Alan Abelson, Barron's columnist [in a blurb, not a review]
"loopy...repellent"
-Paul Isaac (underemployed Wall Streeter), Barron's
Doug
--
Doug Henwood
Left Business Observer
250 W 85 St
New York NY 10024-3217 USA
+1-212-874-4020 voice +1-212-874-3137 fax
email: <mailto:dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>
web: <http://www.panix.com/~dhenwood/LBO_home.html>
>And secondly, while I was hanging around trying to spend money on one of
>those
>'books on line' places I noticed a book by 'Doug Henwood'? Is this Doug of
>our
>list fame?! I can't remember what the subject was (to do with Wall Street I
>think) but I was intrigued... More info? (go on plug it!) Extracts online?
>Review Offers??!! ; )
Yes, the very me. The book is called Wall Street: How It Works and For
Whom, published this past June by Verso. A mix of empirical description of
how finance works today, mixed with some theories, orthodox and not (i.e.
mainly Keynes and Marx). Only one reference to Foucault, alas.
The text of a talk I gave based on the book is on my web site (URL below).
More info on the book is available at
http://www.panix.com/~dhenwood/Book_info.html.
And thanks for asking.
Excerpts from the reviews:
"superb...pungent...will serve as a classic reference for years to come"
-James North, In These Times
"engaging...razor-sharp...illuminating"
-Gary Mongiovi, The Nation
"Doug Henwood has a talent, remarkable as it is rare among observers of the
financial scene, for making the obscure clear, the complicated simple, and
the arcane understandable. His irreverent take on Wall Street is a
provocative challenge to conventional wisdom that's great fun to read."
-Alan Abelson, Barron's columnist [in a blurb, not a review]
"loopy...repellent"
-Paul Isaac (underemployed Wall Streeter), Barron's
Doug
--
Doug Henwood
Left Business Observer
250 W 85 St
New York NY 10024-3217 USA
+1-212-874-4020 voice +1-212-874-3137 fax
email: <mailto:dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>
web: <http://www.panix.com/~dhenwood/LBO_home.html>