KEYNES, John Maynard.

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The Economic Consequences of the Peace. First edition, with "presentation copy" blindstamp to title page, of "one of the most influential books of the twentieth century" (Skidelsky, p. 384), a searing indictment of the Treaty of Versailles as fundamentally unjust and threatening the peace and security of Europe.Keynes resigned from his position as principal representative of the British Treasury at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, in protest of the heavy reparations demanded from Germany. This was his second book, and established his reputation.

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