The Depression Of The 1930S
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At a time when breadlines snaked through city streets and families were torn apart by poverty, Australia faced one of the most devastating economic crises in its modern history — and The Depression of the 1930s stands as an essential chronicle of that turbulent era. Part of the Problems in Australian History series, this anthology presents a carefully curated collection of primary sources, contemporary accounts, and analytical essays that illuminate the social, political, and economic forces that brought a nation to its knees. The work draws on the voices of those who lived through the Depression — the unemployed, the politicians, the unionists, and the dispossessed — painting a vivid, ground-level portrait of hardship and resilience across the Australian continent. Edited by L. J. Louis and Ian Turner, two of Australia's most respected mid-twentieth-century historians, the volume argues that the Depression was not merely an economic event but a defining rupture in the Australian national consciousness, one that reshaped class relations, labour politics, and the very role of government in public life. Turner's trademark sharp analytical prose is balanced by Louis's meticulous archival instincts, resulting in a work that is both rigorously scholarly and compellingly readable. For students of Australian history and anyone seeking to understand how societies fracture and rebuild under extreme duress, this collection raises a question that still resonates: how does a nation decide who deserves to survive a crisis?
Author: L. J. Louis And Ian Turner
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At a time when breadlines snaked through city streets and families were torn apart by poverty, Australia faced one of the most devastating economic crises in its modern history — and The Depression of the 1930s stands as an essential chronicle of that turbulent era. Part of the Problems in Australian History series, this anthology presents a carefully curated collection of primary sources, contemporary accounts, and analytical essays that illuminate the social, political, and economic forces that brought a nation to its knees. The work draws on the voices of those who lived through the Depression — the unemployed, the politicians, the unionists, and the dispossessed — painting a vivid, ground-level portrait of hardship and resilience across the Australian continent. Edited by L. J. Louis and Ian Turner, two of Australia's most respected mid-twentieth-century historians, the volume argues that the Depression was not merely an economic event but a defining rupture in the Australian national consciousness, one that reshaped class relations, labour politics, and the very role of government in public life. Turner's trademark sharp analytical prose is balanced by Louis's meticulous archival instincts, resulting in a work that is both rigorously scholarly and compellingly readable. For students of Australian history and anyone seeking to understand how societies fracture and rebuild under extreme duress, this collection raises a question that still resonates: how does a nation decide who deserves to survive a crisis?