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The myth of the Great Depression / David Potts.

The myth of the Great Depression / David Potts.
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ISBN 1920769846 :
9781920769840
Author Potts, David J.
Title The myth of the Great Depression / David Potts.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Carlton North, Vic. : Scribe Publications, 2006.
Description viii, 421 p. [32] of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note Includes index.
Bibliography Bibliography: p.385-401.
Contents Introduction. Myth and memories -- 1. Money and power -- 2. Starvation or bullocky tart? -- 3. A roof overhead -- 4. Keeping warm -- 5. Making do: help and self-help -- 6. Down on the farm: debt and determination -- 7. Hurts of the mind -- 8. 'Being philosophical' and good relationships -- 9. 'Never idle' and 'having fun' -- 10. Memory and whole lives -- 11. Relief work: economic conscription? -- 12. Life on the track: battling -- 13. The romance of the swag -- 14. A humpy as home -- 15. The trials and joys of work -- 16. Suicide and flowers -- 17. Conclusions. History and myth -- Appendices.
Summary Historian, David Potts has discovered that the myth of the Great Depression, as a time of great suffering, is often untrue or exaggerated. This book could dramatically overturn how we recollect the Great Depression.
Subjects Depressions -- 1929 -- Australia
Australia -- Social conditions -- 1929-1939
Australia -- Economic conditions -- 1929-1939
Australia -- History -- 1929-1939
Call number 338.5420994 POT
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