Herbert Hoover, unemployment, and the public sphere : a conceptual history, 1919-1933
Herbert Hoover, Unemployment, and the Public Sphere examines the fulfillment of Hoover's ideas in the area of unemployment between 1919 and 1933.
Print Book, English, c2005
University Press of America, Inc., Lanham, MD, c2005
History
xiii, 180 p ; 24 cm.
9780761832348, 9780761832355, 0761832343, 0761832351
1172151983
Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Herbert Hoover, Unemployment, and the Public Sphere: A Conceptual History, 1919-1933 Chapter 4 Herbert Hoover and the Unemployment Conference of 1921 Chapter 5 Herbert Hoover and Political Economy, 1919-1925: An Overview Chapter 6 A Challenge to Voluntarism: Hoover and Coal, 1921-1927 Chapter 7 Voluntarism and Municipal Government: Chicago, 1921-1927 Chapter 8 Unemployment Relief Strategies in Milwaukee, 1921-1925 Chapter 9 Detroit, Automobiles, and the Unemployment Crisis of 1921 Chapter 10 Herbert Hoover, the Great Depression, and the Widening of Voluntarism Chapter 11 Municipal Government and Voluntarism: Chicago, Milwaukee, and Detroit-The Great Depression Chapter 12 Conclusion: Herbert Hoover and the Public Sphere Chapter 13 Bibliography Chapter 14 Index
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Northern Illinois University, 2001