The Great Depression and the New Deal / Robert F. Himmelberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Himmelberg, Robert F.

Series:

Greenwood Press guides to historic events of the twentieth century 1092-177X

Greenwood Press guides to historic events of the twentieth century, 1092-177X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--1919-1933.

United States.

History.

United States--History--1933-1945.

Depressions--1929--United States.

Depressions.

New Deal, 1933-1939.

Physical Description:

xxii, 184 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.

Summary:

An essential source on the Great Depression and the New Deal, with a wealth of information, analysis, biographical profiles, primary documents, and resources.

Contents:

The Great Depression and the New Deal Explained 1

1 The Great Depression and the New Deal: An Overview 3

2 A Decade of Depression, 1929-1941: Theories of Cause and Cure 21

3 America's Struggle Against the Depression, 1929-1940: From Hoover to Roosevelt and the New Deal 33

4 The Great Depression and American Politics 55

5 Society and Culture in the Depression Decade 69

6 The New Deal: An Evaluation 77

Biographies: The Personalities Behind the Great Depression and the New Deal 81

Primary Documents of the Great Depression and the New Deal 117.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-178) and index.

ISBN:

0313299072

OCLC:

44172988