I'm pretty sure my picking this up was a coincidence of timing, but it might have been Freudian - who knows? Either way it was a massive disappointment. The inside flap begins: The sensational story of a cache of masterpieces that vanished during the Nazi terror—a bizarre tale of secret deals and...
Good overview, it does whet my desire to read Ronald's book.
As the title suggests, this book is about commerce and quite a lot of the examples are about one-sided commercial transactions. (see how I did that! haha Unsure that calling an English monarch a thief is not still treasonable). Refreshing tone and meticulously researched with sources available.
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