| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 117 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Economics: taking the mystery out of money |
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Economics (Britannica Educational Publishing)
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Economic history of the Great Depression -- Recessions, depressions, and the business cycle -- Timing and severity of the Great Depression -- Dates of the Great Depression in various countries -- Peak-to-trough decline in industrial production in various countries -- Causes of the decline -- Stock market crash -- Banking panics and monetary contraction -- The gold standard -- International lending and trade -- Sources of recovery -- Economic impact -- Society and politics in the Great Depression -- Global concerns -- Political movements and social change -- Artistic and cultural expressions of the Great Depression -- The documentary impulse -- Federal arts programs -- Theatre -- Fiction -- Popular culture -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Herbert Hoover : against the proposed new deal -- Franklin D. Roosevelt : first inaugural address -- Henry Ford : advice to the unemployed -- Songs of the hungry -- Franklin D. Roosevelt : relief, recovery, and reform -- Herbert Hoover : the new deal and European collectivism -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
This text examines the economic causes and effects of the Great Depression, as well as the federal and global responses to the crisis, and gives an in-depth look at how literature, theater, film, and more began to reflect the new social realities of the time |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Depressions -- 1929 -- History
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Business cycles
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Social history.
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Depressions -- 1929 -- United States.
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Social Conditions
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social history.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History.
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Business cycles
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Depressions
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Social history
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Konjunktur
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New Deal
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Wirtschaftskrise
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Wirtschaftsgeschichte Fach
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Business cycles.
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Great Depression, 1929-1939 -- History.
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Depressions -- United States.
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Social conditions.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- History -- 1933-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140299
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| Subject |
United States
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USA
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United States -- History -- 1933-1945.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Duignan, Brian
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| LC no. |
2012025635 |
| ISBN |
9781615308972 |
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1615308970 |
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1283804662 |
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9781283804660 |
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