The Global Impact of the Great Depression 1929-1939

Dietmar Rothermund broadens the conventional focus of the great depression to include its impact on the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America. The book: gives the economic background to the depression examines the causes of the great depression, from the international gold standard to agricultural over-production in the US describes the effects on different countries from the Americas to India, Africa and East Asia pays particular attention to the impact on the peasantry in developing countries considers the political consequences, such as fascism in Europe assesses the aftermath and the re-alignment of America, Europe and their colonies * explains key areas, such as Keynesian theory, in accessible terms.