Lives In Crisis: The Great Depression

The onset of the Great Depression in the early 1930s was most striking in the USA, where it contrasted starkly with the confidence and optimism of the 1920s boom. But the shock waves of economic crisis reverberated across the entire world.

This book considers the causes of the depression. It reveals the experiences both of individuals who were affected by poverty and unemployment, and of people who remained in work. It shows how the leadership of different countries found different ways of responding to the crisis. And it discusses the lessons learned for the future.