Author

Books by Charles P. Kindleberger

Charles P. Kindleberger (1910–2003) was a Professor Emeritus of Economics at MIT and one of the most influential economic historians of the twentieth century. He served in the U.S. government during World War II and was involved in the implementation of the Marshall Plan. He is also known for The World in Depression 1929–1939 and A Financial History of Western Europe. Manias, Panics, and Crashes, first published in 1978, has been updated in subsequent editions by Robert Aliber and remains the standard reference on the historical anatomy of financial crises. Kindleberger was awarded the Bernhard Harms Prize in 1992.