Search Results - "the Great Depression"

Take up the Black man's burden Kansas City's African American communities, 1865-1939 / by Coulter, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1954-

Table of Contents: “…The souls of Black folk -- The world of work -- Professionals, businesspeople, and others -- Institutions of uplift -- School, church, and health : institutions of salvation -- Play : not without laughter -- Housing -- The challenges of the Great Depression, 1930-1939 -- Coda : "The weary blues" -- Appendix A. …”
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From financial crisis to global recovery by Desai, Padma

Table of Contents: “…-- Will the dollar remain a reserve currency? -- The Great Depression and the current financial crisis -- The future of American capitalism.…”
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From financial crisis to global recovery by Desai, Padma

Table of Contents: “…-- Will the dollar remain a reserve currency? -- The Great Depression and the current financial crisis -- The future of American capitalism.…”
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Take up the Black man's burden Kansas City's African American communities, 1865-1939 / by Coulter, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1954-

Table of Contents: “…The souls of Black folk -- The world of work -- Professionals, businesspeople, and others -- Institutions of uplift -- School, church, and health : institutions of salvation -- Play : not without laughter -- Housing -- The challenges of the Great Depression, 1930-1939 -- Coda : "The weary blues" -- Appendix A. …”
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Frank L. McVey and the University of Kentucky a progressive president and the modernization of a southern university / by Moyen, Eric Anthony, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: a northern progressive and a southern university -- The making of a progressive president: 1869-1917 -- A southern university and a northern progressive: 1917-1920 -- McVey's darkest days: 1920-1922 -- McVey's era of great aspirations: 1922-1931 -- Surviving the great depression and reforming the south: 1932-1936 -- Building a legacy: 1936-1940 -- Turning the page: 1940-1953 -- Conclusion: McVey in retrospect.…”
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Frank L. McVey and the University of Kentucky a progressive president and the modernization of a southern university / by Moyen, Eric Anthony, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: a northern progressive and a southern university -- The making of a progressive president: 1869-1917 -- A southern university and a northern progressive: 1917-1920 -- McVey's darkest days: 1920-1922 -- McVey's era of great aspirations: 1922-1931 -- Surviving the great depression and reforming the south: 1932-1936 -- Building a legacy: 1936-1940 -- Turning the page: 1940-1953 -- Conclusion: McVey in retrospect.…”
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Fighting for hope : African American troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and postwar America / by Jefferson, Robert F., 1963-

Table of Contents: “…The Great Depression and African American youth culture -- Why should I fight? …”
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Fighting for hope : African American troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and postwar America / by Jefferson, Robert F., 1963-

Table of Contents: “…The Great Depression and African American youth culture -- Why should I fight? …”
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Fighting for Hope : African American Troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and Postwar America / by Jefferson, Robert F., 1963-

Table of Contents: “…The Great Depression and African American youth culture -- Why should I fight? …”
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Fighting for Hope : African American Troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and Postwar America / by Jefferson, Robert F., 1963-

Table of Contents: “…The Great Depression and African American youth culture -- Why should I fight? …”
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Pregnancy and power a short history of reproductive politics in America / by Solinger, Rickie, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…-- Racializing the nation: from the Declaration of Independence to the Emancipation Proclamation, 1776-1865 -- Sex in the city: from secrecy to anonymity to privacy, 1870s to 1920s -- No extras: curbing fertility during the Great Depression -- Central planning: managing fertility, race, and rights in postwar America, 1940s to 1960 -- The human rights era: the rise of choice, the contours of backlash, 1960-1980 -- Revitalizing hierarchies: how the aftermath of Roe v. …”
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One day for democracy Independence Day and the Americanization of Iron Range immigrants / by Nemanic, Mary Lou, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: "Toivo's Airbus, 1992" -- Early Fourth of July celebrations : from rites of resistance to celebrations of American nationalism -- The frontier period : celebrations of diversity in an isolated wilderness region, 1892-1905 -- One day for democracy : Independence Day as a festival of freedom in an era of labor oppression, 1906-24 -- The Great Depression : hard times, the New Deal, and a new nationalism, 1925-41 -- The queens of the Fourth of July : mass culture comes to the Iron Range, 1941-92 -- Epilogue: Looking into the twenty-first century.…”
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In the trenches with Jesus and Marx Harry F. Ward and the struggle for social justice / by Duke, David Nelson, 1950-2000

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: The world of an outsider -- An English Methodist shopkeeper's world, 1873-1891 -- Discovering new worlds in America, 1891-1898 -- Discovering the battle lines, 1898-1911 -- The increasing price of battle, 1912-1917 -- War without end, 1917-1920 -- A pragmatic holy warrior in the making, 1920-1929 -- The unraveling of radicalism : Ward and Niebuhr during the Great Depression, 1929-1939 -- More wars, 1939-1945 -- In the trenches with Jesus and Marx, 1946-1966 -- Epilogue: The legacy of Harry F. …”
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No Jim Crow church : the origins of South Carolina's Baha'i community / by Venters, Louis

Table of Contents: “…First contacts, 1898-1916 -- The divine plan, the great war, and progressive-era racial politics, 1914-1921 -- Building a Baha'i community in Augusta and North Augusta, 1911-1939 -- The great depression, the second World War, and the first seven year plan, 1935-1945 -- Postwar opportunities, cold war challenges, and the second seven year plan, 1944-1953 -- The ten year plan and the fall of Jim Crow, 1950-1965 -- Coda: toward a Baha'i mass movement, 1965-1968.…”
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No Jim Crow church : the origins of South Carolina's Baha'i community / by Venters, Louis

Table of Contents: “…First contacts, 1898-1916 -- The divine plan, the great war, and progressive-era racial politics, 1914-1921 -- Building a Baha'i community in Augusta and North Augusta, 1911-1939 -- The great depression, the second World War, and the first seven year plan, 1935-1945 -- Postwar opportunities, cold war challenges, and the second seven year plan, 1944-1953 -- The ten year plan and the fall of Jim Crow, 1950-1965 -- Coda: toward a Baha'i mass movement, 1965-1968.…”
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Negotiating Relief : The Development of Social Welfare Programs in Depression-Era Michigan, 1930-1940 / by Stein-Roggenbuck, Susan

Table of Contents: “…A local problem : social welfare policy before the New Deal -- "The people of Michigan will take care of their own" : the Great Depression and the relief problem -- A contest for home rule : the New Deal federalizes social welfare -- "We need help at once for these poor people" : the New Deal and Michigan families -- "These so-called case workers" : relief workers and professionalization -- "I can't make a go of it" : negotiating relief with the family at the center -- "The right to rule ourselves" : a contest for local control.…”
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Pregnancy and power a short history of reproductive politics in America / by Solinger, Rickie, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…-- Racializing the nation: from the Declaration of Independence to the Emancipation Proclamation, 1776-1865 -- Sex in the city: from secrecy to anonymity to privacy, 1870s to 1920s -- No extras: curbing fertility during the Great Depression -- Central planning: managing fertility, race, and rights in postwar America, 1940s to 1960 -- The human rights era: the rise of choice, the contours of backlash, 1960-1980 -- Revitalizing hierarchies: how the aftermath of Roe v. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

One day for democracy Independence Day and the Americanization of Iron Range immigrants / by Nemanic, Mary Lou, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: "Toivo's Airbus, 1992" -- Early Fourth of July celebrations : from rites of resistance to celebrations of American nationalism -- The frontier period : celebrations of diversity in an isolated wilderness region, 1892-1905 -- One day for democracy : Independence Day as a festival of freedom in an era of labor oppression, 1906-24 -- The Great Depression : hard times, the New Deal, and a new nationalism, 1925-41 -- The queens of the Fourth of July : mass culture comes to the Iron Range, 1941-92 -- Epilogue: Looking into the twenty-first century.…”
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In the trenches with Jesus and Marx Harry F. Ward and the struggle for social justice / by Duke, David Nelson, 1950-2000

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: The world of an outsider -- An English Methodist shopkeeper's world, 1873-1891 -- Discovering new worlds in America, 1891-1898 -- Discovering the battle lines, 1898-1911 -- The increasing price of battle, 1912-1917 -- War without end, 1917-1920 -- A pragmatic holy warrior in the making, 1920-1929 -- The unraveling of radicalism : Ward and Niebuhr during the Great Depression, 1929-1939 -- More wars, 1939-1945 -- In the trenches with Jesus and Marx, 1946-1966 -- Epilogue: The legacy of Harry F. …”
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Negotiating Relief : The Development of Social Welfare Programs in Depression-Era Michigan, 1930-1940 / by Stein-Roggenbuck, Susan

Table of Contents: “…A local problem : social welfare policy before the New Deal -- "The people of Michigan will take care of their own" : the Great Depression and the relief problem -- A contest for home rule : the New Deal federalizes social welfare -- "We need help at once for these poor people" : the New Deal and Michigan families -- "These so-called case workers" : relief workers and professionalization -- "I can't make a go of it" : negotiating relief with the family at the center -- "The right to rule ourselves" : a contest for local control.…”
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