A New Deal for the American People
Autor Roger Bilesen Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 iul 1991
When Franklin D. Roosevelt promised "a new deal for the American people," he gave hope to millions of Americans impoverished by the Great Depression. The Roosevelt administration's relief programs, implemented in a period of crisis characterized by the "Black Friday" stock market crash, widespread bank failures, and massive unemployment, marked the turning point in the making of modern America. Yet in spite of extensive aid provided on federal and state levels, the enormity of the economic problems throughout the country left much of the president's pledge unfulfilled.
In this interpretive overview, Roger Biles discusses the factors contributing to the Great Depression and analyzes the federal government's emerging role in public welfare. Focusing on various segments of society, he assesses New Deal programs in terms of their impact on the lives of the American people, including the working class, women, African Americans, and urban dwellers. While drawing on scholarship of the past twenty years, he offers fresh insights into the social effects of Roosevelt's policies and stimulates new thinking on the question of whether the reforms preserved the foundations of American federalism or represented a second American revolution.
In conclusion Biles weighs the New Deal's successes and failures, both of which he finds to be part of the same story, "a story that can only be understood with an appreciation for the context of the Depression years." A New Deal for the American People explores that context with sensitivity. This clearly written and highly readable study will engage both specialists and general readers interested in a balanced account of one of the most important programs of twentieth-century America, Roosevelt's New Deal.
In this interpretive overview, Roger Biles discusses the factors contributing to the Great Depression and analyzes the federal government's emerging role in public welfare. Focusing on various segments of society, he assesses New Deal programs in terms of their impact on the lives of the American people, including the working class, women, African Americans, and urban dwellers. While drawing on scholarship of the past twenty years, he offers fresh insights into the social effects of Roosevelt's policies and stimulates new thinking on the question of whether the reforms preserved the foundations of American federalism or represented a second American revolution.
In conclusion Biles weighs the New Deal's successes and failures, both of which he finds to be part of the same story, "a story that can only be understood with an appreciation for the context of the Depression years." A New Deal for the American People explores that context with sensitivity. This clearly written and highly readable study will engage both specialists and general readers interested in a balanced account of one of the most important programs of twentieth-century America, Roosevelt's New Deal.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780875805542
ISBN-10: 087580554X
Pagini: 285
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Northern Illinois University Press
Colecția Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN-10: 087580554X
Pagini: 285
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Northern Illinois University Press
Colecția Northern Illinois University Press
Recenzii
"Strongly recommended as an excellent work for the college-level student."—History: Reviews of New Books
"A concise history of the New Deal that is perfect for survey and upper-level classes interested in a brief, interpretative overview of the thirties."—Journal of Southern History
"A concise history of the New Deal that is perfect for survey and upper-level classes interested in a brief, interpretative overview of the thirties."—Journal of Southern History
Cuprins
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression
2. The Hundred Days
3. Agricultural Adjustment
4. The Blue Eagle
5. Relief and Social Welfare
6. The Politics of Preemption, 1934-1936
7. The New Deal in Eclipse, 1937-1939
8. The Rise of Labor
9. A New Deal for Blacks?
10. Women and the New Deal
11. The New Deal and Urban America
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliographical Essay
Index
Introduction
1. Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression
2. The Hundred Days
3. Agricultural Adjustment
4. The Blue Eagle
5. Relief and Social Welfare
6. The Politics of Preemption, 1934-1936
7. The New Deal in Eclipse, 1937-1939
8. The Rise of Labor
9. A New Deal for Blacks?
10. Women and the New Deal
11. The New Deal and Urban America
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliographical Essay
Index
Descriere
When Franklin D. Roosevelt promised "a new deal for the American people," he gave hope to millions of Americans impoverished by the Great Depression. The Roosevelt administration's relief programs, implemented in a period of crisis characterized by the "Black Friday" stock market crash, widespread bank failures, and massive unemployment, marked the turning point in the making of modern America. Yet in spite of extensive aid provided on federal and state levels, the enormity of the economic problems throughout the country left much of the president's pledge unfulfilled.
In this interpretive overview, Roger Biles discusses the factors contributing to the Great Depression and analyzes the federal government's emerging role in public welfare. Focusing on various segments of society, he assesses New Deal programs in terms of their impact on the lives of the American people, including the working class, women, African Americans, and urban dwellers. While drawing on scholarship of the past twenty years, he offers fresh insights into the social effects of Roosevelt's policies and stimulates new thinking on the question of whether the reforms preserved the foundations of American federalism or represented a second American revolution.
In conclusion Biles weighs the New Deal's successes and failures, both of which he finds to be part of the same story, "a story that can only be understood with an appreciation for the context of the Depression years." A New Deal for the American People explores that context with sensitivity. This clearly written and highly readable study will engage both specialists and general readers interested in a balanced account of one of the most important programs of twentieth-century America, Roosevelt's New Deal.
In this interpretive overview, Roger Biles discusses the factors contributing to the Great Depression and analyzes the federal government's emerging role in public welfare. Focusing on various segments of society, he assesses New Deal programs in terms of their impact on the lives of the American people, including the working class, women, African Americans, and urban dwellers. While drawing on scholarship of the past twenty years, he offers fresh insights into the social effects of Roosevelt's policies and stimulates new thinking on the question of whether the reforms preserved the foundations of American federalism or represented a second American revolution.
In conclusion Biles weighs the New Deal's successes and failures, both of which he finds to be part of the same story, "a story that can only be understood with an appreciation for the context of the Depression years." A New Deal for the American People explores that context with sensitivity. This clearly written and highly readable study will engage both specialists and general readers interested in a balanced account of one of the most important programs of twentieth-century America, Roosevelt's New Deal.