The Great Depression & the New Deal : a very short introduction / / Eric Rauchway

• Autore: Rauchway Eric
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (147 pages) : illustrations, portraits
• Disciplina: 973.91
• Soggetto topico: Depressions - 1929 - United States; New Deal, 1933-1939; Depressions - 1929 - Europe
• Soggetto geografico: United States History 1919-1933; United States History 1933-1945; United States Economic conditions 1918-1945; United States Social conditions 1933-1945; Europe Economic conditions 1918-1945
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-136) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1 The World in Debt -- 2 The Hoover Years -- 3 Americans in the Depression -- 4 Reflation and Relief -- 5 Managing Farm and Factory -- 6 Countervailing Power -- 7 The End of the Beginning -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- Table 1. Major federal acts of the Great Depression and New Deal -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Great Depression forced the United States to adopt policies at odds with its political traditions. This title looks at the background to the Depression, its social impact, and at the various governmental attempts to deal with the crisis.
• Altri titoli varianti: Great Depression and the New Deal
• Titolo autorizzato: The Great Depression & the New Deal
• ISBN: 1-4356-3888-3; 0-19-971691-9; 9786611165475; 1-281-16547-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815603003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Very short introductions ; ; 166.