1st Edition

Franklin D. Roosevelt The New Deal and War

By Michael Heale Copyright 1999
    112 Pages
    by Routledge

    112 Pages
    by Routledge

    This compact study assesses the personality, political and economic policies in war and peace, of America's longest-serving president and one of the most important political figures of the twentieth century, Franklin. D. Roosevelt. Also providing an overview of the America over which Roosevelt presided, the book offers a concise survey of both domestic and foreign affairs.

    Chapter 1 FDR, a man for all seasons; Chapter 2 The slump; Chapter 3 Origins of the New Deal; Chapter 4 Heyday of the New Deal; Chapter 5 Decline of the New Deal; Chapter 6 Isolationism and foreign dangers; Chapter 7 Into the war; Chapter 8 War and the home front; conclusion Conclusion;

    Biography

    Michael Heale is Professor of American History at the University of Lancaster

    'Above all, this small volume maintains the high standard of academic research and value for money that we have come to expect from Lancaster Pamphlets. - Hisory teaching Review