Drought and Depression

History of the Prairie West, Volume 6

Buch | Softcover

352 Seiten

2018
University of Regina Press (Verlag)
978-0-88977-539-8 (ISBN)

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The Great Depression of the 1930s often recalls images of the drought-stricken Great Plains. Prolonged drought exacerbated the economic effects of the Great Depression to such a degree that the prairies became the epicentre of the disaster in Canada. Between 1929 and 1932, per capita incomes fell by 49% in Manitoba, 61% in Alberta and an astounding 72% in Saskatchewan. The result was enormous social and political upheaval that sent shockwaves through the rest of the country. In this sixth volume of the History of the Prairie West series, contributors explore the cultural, political, and economic repercussions of climate change and financial upheaval on the region and its people.

Gregory P. Marchildon is Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Erscheinungsdatum	13.06.2018
Reihe/Serie	History of the Prairie West Series
Zusatzinfo	2 Figures; 6 Tables, black and white; 16 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort	Regina
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 229 mm
Gewicht	460 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-88977-539-7 / 0889775397
ISBN-13	978-0-88977-539-8 / 9780889775398
Zustand	Neuware