The Crucial Era: The Great Depression and World War Ii, 1929-1945 (The St. Martin's Series in 20th-Century U.S. History)

Primarily focused on the USA during the four Roosevelt terms, this book analyzes how the Great Depression and World War II irrevocably altered the political, economic, social and cultural life of Americans. Nash's narrative history also shows how both governmental and corporate bureaucracy expanded as the country became more urbanized and technologically sophisticated. This is a revised and updated edition with a new emphasis and theme.