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Introduction

In: Jacob Schiff and the Art of Risk

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  • Adam Gower

    (National Real Estate Forum)

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In 1904, JapanJapan waged war against an ostensibly more powerful opponent, the Russian empireRussian empire . A significant component in Japan’s victory was the financial support facilitated by Jacob Henry SchiffSchiff, Jacob Henry (1847–1920), an American JewishJewish banker who was born in Germany. Schiff has been described, in the context of the Russo-Japanese WarRusso-Japanese War , as primarily motivated by hostility to Russia, stemming from the tsarist government’s ill-treatment of its JewsJews . While this is certainly true, the case to be presented here is that Schiff’s motivations were diverse yet in his mind of one piece, and that as a prominent banker his diligence was rigorous in ensuring risks were mitigated. Additionally, Schiff’s unusually affirmative attitude towards Japan in the early twentieth century was at least as important in underpinning his actions, and perhaps an even greater counterweight, than his animus against an antisemitic Russia.

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  • Adam Gower, 2018. "Introduction," Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance, in: Jacob Schiff and the Art of Risk, chapter 0, pages 1-22, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:psitcp:978-3-319-90266-1_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-90266-1_1
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