The Fat Years and the Lean (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Bruce Minton

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331499364 ISBN 13 : 9781331499367

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

This book delves into the economic and political climate in the United States after World War I, arguing that capitalism, as it emerged at the end of the war, was moribund. Viewing the period through the lens of political patterns, the author traces the decline of this economic system and the impact it had on the struggles against monopolies and economic inequality. Drawing from a multitude of sources, the author illuminates the ways in which the conscious and unconscious drive towards socialism was shaping the national landscape. This insightful analysis provides a crucial understanding of how the confluence of economic instability and political machinations set the stage for the Great Depression and shaped the 20th-century American experience.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Foreword The attempt in this book has been to gauge the predominant economic and political trends in the United States since the end of the First World War. We make no claim of recording the inexhaustible details of the period. The problem has been to sift a colossal body of evidence which in our estimation proves that capitalism, as it emerged after 1919, was moribund. The political patterns of this declining economic system in turn influenced the course of American economic life. And it is with the broadest strokes that we have pictured the peoples struggles against monopoly and hunger, and for a freer and more abundant life of the conscious and unconscious drive toward socialism. The omission, so apparent in this book, is the failure to discuss the cultural phases of the post-war years. In that sense, the story is admittedly incomplete. Rather than merely compile a list of events to indicate the growth or decline of the technology, the literature, and the art of the last two decades, we have omitted these subjects entirely. We are nevertheless aware of their role and that their roots sink deep into the soil of contemporary economics and politics. For the most generous aid, we are indebted to Alex Bittleman and William Z. Foster; to Dr. Samuel Sillen, Ruth Mc Kenney, Robert Dunn and the staff of Labor Research A ssociation, we are grateful for many courtesies. Needless to say, they are not responsible for errors in fact or judgment, or for the point of view expressed.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331499364
• ISBN 13: 9781331499367
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 470
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