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The House of Nomura: The Rise to Power of the World's Most Powerful Company

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The House of Nomura: The Rise to Power of the World's Most Powerful Company
The House of Nomura: The Rise to Power of the World's Most Powerful Company

Financial dynasty's rise, fall, and monumental resurgence.

If you have a keen interest in the intricacies of financial empires and their global impact, "The House of Nomura" offers a compelling dive into the cultural and economic journey of Japan's Nomura Securities. It's not just a business story; it's a tale of ambition, destruction, and incredible rebirth that can captivate anyone fascinated by the resilience and innovation within the financial world.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780747506621
Authors: Al Alletzhauser
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Date of Publication: 1990-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Business, History, Biographies & Memoirs, Economics, Politics
Related Topics: Asia, Biography, History, Management, Politics, World History, Biography Memoir, Finance
Goodreads rating: 3.62
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The House of Nomura is the true story of a dynasty, and the tale told here is on an epic scale. The story begins in the nineteenth century with Tokushichi Nomura I, the illegitimate son of a noble family living in rural Japan, and ends with insider trading and global power brokering in the late 1980s. It is the story of the creation of the most powerful company in the world, Nomura Securities, a firm so wealthy it could buy up every stockbroking house in London with its own resources. Nomura's stranglehold on Japan's financial markets is so strong that Ministry of Finance officials consult the company on all major policy decisions. While the interests of Nomura are those of the Japanese government, its penetration of the US bond market is such that were Nomura to cease purchasing US treasury bonds, the American economy would be at grave risk. The House of Nomura reveals how this frightening concentration of power has come about and how it is wielded in the interests of Japan. It also lays bare the incestuous links between politicians, stockbrokers, bureaucrats and businessmen—the very links that toppled the Japanese government in 1989. The author is the first Westerner to have been granted access to the family papers of the Nomura dynasty, and, by means of exclusive interviews with Tokushichi's descendants, he recreates in fascinating detail the colorful personalities and dazzling lifestyles of the family in pre-war Japan, its rise to power, its sudden decline and its dramatic resurgence to supremacy.
 

Financial dynasty's rise, fall, and monumental resurgence.

If you have a keen interest in the intricacies of financial empires and their global impact, "The House of Nomura" offers a compelling dive into the cultural and economic journey of Japan's Nomura Securities. It's not just a business story; it's a tale of ambition, destruction, and incredible rebirth that can captivate anyone fascinated by the resilience and innovation within the financial world.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.