economic conditions

On t.p.: Prepared for the Second Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development in Southern Africa. 28 photographic essays with text.

A history of the causes and consequences of the Depression. Includes photos, songs, and personal narratives of the period.

Portrays daily life in America between the world wars, from the excitement of the "Roaring Twenties, " through the devastation of the stock market crash and drought, to the New Deal and economic recovery.

Provides a cultural and historical context for the development of the United States during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and includes the first American colonies, the Jamestown settlement, Maryland, the Carolinas, Georgia, and more.

Examines the roots of the recession of the early twenty-first century, discusses how the economic downturn was addressed and its effects, and describes how people live through a recession.

Argues that the financial sector is taking over America causing it to become one of the most unequal and unfair societies, and offers a plan of action to take back the country.

A collection of illustrated, black-and-white photographs by American documentary photographer and photojournalist, Dorothea Lange, depicting American migrant workers and sharecroppers during the Great Depression.

Vinay Rai, one of India's top businessmen and philanthropists, offers an inside look at how his country has become a leading power in the world economy over the last few years, and examines the impact that rise has had on the country's people.

Explores how India and China's emergence as new world powers is reshaping the modern world, causing unforeseen challenges for the United States and Europe.