New Deal

Capitalism contested: the New Deal and its legacies

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"Capitalism Contested is premised on the notion that we are today at an important historiographical juncture in the political history of the twentieth century, with questions of economic power, class relations, and political economy occupying a prominent position. Our current pr…

Capitalism contested: the New Deal and its legacies

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In the historical narrative that prevails today, the New Deal years are positioned between two equally despised Gilded Ages--the first in the late nineteenth century and the second characterized by the world of Walmart, globalization, and right-wing populism in which we currentl…

The Great Depression and the New Deal: key themes and documents

by Olson, James Stuart, Gumpert, Mariah

fromUnlocking American history

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"Intended for AP-focused American history high school students, this book supplies a complete quick reference source and study aide on the Great Depression and New Deal in America, covering the key themes, events, people, legislation, economics, and policies. Represents an inval…

The Great Depression and the New Deal: key themes and documents

by Olson, James Stuart, Gumpert, Mariah

fromGale virtual reference library

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"Intended for AP-focused American history high school students, this book supplies a complete quick reference source and study aide on the Great Depression and New Deal in America, covering the key themes, events, people, legislation, economics, and policies. Represents an inval…

When affirmative action was white: an untold history of racial inequality in twentie…

by Katznelson, Ira

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"A work that exposes the twisted origins of affirmative action" --

Endangered dreams: the Great Depression in California

by Starr, Kevin

fromAmericans and the California dream

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History of California in the 1930s, discussing topics that include the depression, Utpon Sinclair's campaign for governor, Harry Bridges and the San Francisco general strike, and the public and private relief programs for the more than one million emigrants from the dust bowl.

Endangered dreams: the Great Depression in California

by Starr, Kevin

fromAmericans and the California dream

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History of California in the 1930s, discussing topics that include the depression, Utpon Sinclair's campaign for governor, Harry Bridges and the San Francisco general strike, and the public and private relief programs for the more than one million emigrants from the dust bowl.

Rights delayed: the American state and the defeat of progressive …

by Romney, Charles Waite

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Progressive unions flourished in the 1930s, yet in 1950, few progressive unions remained. Why? 'Rights Delayed' argues that anti-communism and Congressional conservatism merely intensified the main reason for the decline of progressive unions: the New Deal state's focus on legal…

Rights delayed: the American state and the defeat of progressive …

by Romney, Charles Waite

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Progressive unions flourished in the 1930s, yet in 1950, few progressive unions remained. Why? 'Rights Delayed' argues that anti-communism and Congressional conservatism merely intensified the main reason for the decline of progressive unions: the New Deal state's focus on legal…

Rights delayed: the American state and the defeat of progressive …

by Romney, Charles Waite

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"Progressive unions flourished in the 1930s by working alongside federal agencies created during the New Deal. Yet by 1950, few progressive unions remained. Why? Most scholars point to domestic anticommunism and southern conservatives in Congress as the forces that diminished th…

FDR's folly: how Roosevelt and his New Deal prolonged the Grea…

by Powell, Jim

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Powell argues that Roosevelt's New Deal actually hampered the recovery of the American economy, prolonged and added to unemployment, and set the stage for ever more intrusive and costly government.

FDR's folly: how Roosevelt and his New Deal prolonged the Grea…

by Powell, Jim

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A study of the Great Depression argues that Roosevelt's flawed economic policies had a profound and dangerous impact on America and that the New Deal actually prolonged the hardship rather than provided a lasting solution.