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Paperback. * Concise and accessible introduction to the New Deal and its consequences* Shows the impact of the New Deal after the social disorder of Great Depression* Places the New Deal in the context of the fascism and militarism of the period* Contains a detailed and comprehensive chronology of events. . Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
In this concise and lively volume, Ronald Edsforth presents a fresh synthesis of the most critical years in twentieth--century American history. The book describes the collapse of American capitalism in the early 1930s, and the subsequent remaking of the US economy during Franklin D. Roosevelta s presidency. It is written for a new generation of readers for whom the Great Depression is a distant historical event.
In this concise and lively volume, Ronald Edsforth presents a fresh synthesis of the most critical years in twentieth--century American history. The book describes the collapse of American capitalism in the early 1930s, and the subsequent remaking of the US economy during Franklin D. Roosevelta s presidency. It is written for a new generation of readers for whom the Great Depression is a distant historical event.
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Problems in American History
Condition
New
Weight
474g
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781577181439
SKU
V9781577181439
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About Ronald Edsforth
Ronald W. Edsforth is Visiting Associate Professor of History at Dartmouth College. He has served as Chief Historical Consultant on the PBS documentary America on Wheels, and is the author of Class Conflict and Cultural Consensus: The Making of a Mass Consumer Society in Flint, (Michigan, 1986). His other publications include Popular Culture and Political Change in Modern America (ed., with Larry Bennett, 1991), and Autowork (ed., with Robert Asher, 1995).
Reviews for The New Deal
Edsforth has written an excellent one
volume study of the New Deal that will be useful for college students and general readers CHOICE Edsforth has done an admirable job of attempting to maintian a balanced appraoch. The Historian From this brilliant description of the New Deal's response to the Great Depression and its transforming commitment to social justice and economic security for all Americans, one understands why Franklin Roosevelt is 'the man of the century'.
William J. vanden Heuvel, President, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute This lucid and insightful narrative brings us back to some essential truths that need to be retold about the human tragedy of the 1930s, the greatness of Franklin Roosevelt, and the achievements of his New Deal.
Michael E. Parrish, Professor of History, University of California, San Diego
volume study of the New Deal that will be useful for college students and general readers CHOICE Edsforth has done an admirable job of attempting to maintian a balanced appraoch. The Historian From this brilliant description of the New Deal's response to the Great Depression and its transforming commitment to social justice and economic security for all Americans, one understands why Franklin Roosevelt is 'the man of the century'.
William J. vanden Heuvel, President, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute This lucid and insightful narrative brings us back to some essential truths that need to be retold about the human tragedy of the 1930s, the greatness of Franklin Roosevelt, and the achievements of his New Deal.
Michael E. Parrish, Professor of History, University of California, San Diego