Herbert Hoover, Unemployment, and the Public Sphere A Conceptual History, 1919-1933

by Gaddis, Vincent; Furner, Mary O.

• ISBN13: 9780761832348
• ISBN10: 0761832343
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-26
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

Herbert Hoover, Unemployment, and the Public Sphere examines the fulfillment of Hoover's ideas in the area of unemployment between 1919 and 1933.

Author Biography

Vincent Gaddis is Associate Professor of American History, Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Acknowledgment	xv
Introduction: Herbert Hoover, Unemployment, and the Public Sphere: A Conceptual History, 1919-1933	xvii
Herbert Hoover and the Unemployment Conference of 1921	1	(24)
Herbert Hoover and Political Economy, 1919-1925: An Overview	25	(16)
A Challenge to Voluntarism: Hoover and Coal, 1921-1927	41	(20)
Voluntarism and Municipal Government: Chicago, 1921-1927	61	(18)
Unemployment Relief Strategies in Milwaukee, 1921-1925	79	(14)
Detroit, Automobiles, and the Unemployment Crisis of 1921	93	(14)
Herbert Hoover, the Great Depression, and the Widening of Voluntarism	107	(24)
Municipal Government and Voluntarism: Chicago, Milwaukee, and Detroit---The Great Depression	131	(18)
Conclusion: Herbert Hoover and the Public Sphere	149	(10)
Bibliography and Primary Sources	159	(14)
Index	173