In two volumes, The Great Depression and the New Deal: A Thematic Encyclopedia captures the full scope of a defining era of American history. Like no other available reference, it offers a comprehensive portrait of the nation from the Crash of 1929 to the onset of World War II, exploring the impact of the Depression and the New Deal on all aspects of American life.
The book features hundreds of alphabetically organized entries in sections focusing on economics, politics, social ramifications, the arts, and ethnic issues. With an extraordinary range of primary sources integrated throughout, The Great Depression and the New Deal is the new cornerstone resource on a historic moment that is casting a shadow on our own unsettled times.
About the Author: Daniel Leab is professor of history at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ.
Kenneth J. Bindas, PhD, is professor and chair in the department of history at Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Alan Harris Stein, PhD, is associate director of the Consortium for Oral History Educators at the Martha Ross Center for Oral History, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. He also serves as an oral history consultant and is chair of the Oral History Association Education Committee, specializing in the field of oral history as an educational methodology.
Justin Corfield is a teacher of history and international studies at Geelong Grammar School.
Steven L. Danver, PhD, is instructor of history at National University, La Jolla, CA, and managing editor of Journal of the West.
