Bibliograph

Hard times, economic depressions in America, Richard Striner

Type

Label

Hard times, economic depressions in America, Richard Striner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hard times

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1014051622

Responsibility statement

Richard Striner

Series statement

The American ways series

Sub title

economic depressions in America

Summary

"Presents a comprehensive account of economic depressions in America from colonial times to the "Great Recession" that began in 2008." --Jacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Hard times from colonial to postrevolutionary America -- Hard times and the financial panics of 1819 and 1837 -- The panics of 1873 and 1893, and hard times in between -- Depressions and policy disputes in America, circa 1720-1928 -- The onset of the Great Depression -- The early New Deal and the Depression -- 1934, a year of fear and rage in America -- The politics of class conflict during 1935 and 1936 -- Recovery and recession, 1937-1939 -- The Great Depression and American culture in the 1930s -- How the Great Depression ended: the Keynesian school of thought -- The revolt against Keynes -- The Great Recession

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