Richard D. Polenberg (Orden de los libros)

Richard D. Polenberg Orden de los libros

Richard Polenberg es un historiador especializado en la historia estadounidense del siglo XX. Su obra explora las intrincadas intersecciones de clase, raza y etnia dentro de los Estados Unidos, y analiza casos legales cruciales que han dado forma a la libertad de expresión. La erudición de Polenberg se distingue por su profundo examen de los valores personales dentro de procesos sociales y políticos más amplios. Sus escritos ofrecen una mirada penetrante a la formación de la América moderna.

The Era of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933-1945

A Brief History with Documents

The era of Franklin D.Roosevelt and the New Deal was a time of depression and despair, economic rebirth and renewal, and mobilization for a war in both the East and the West. Richard Polenberg's introduction to this new volume provides an engaging historical and biographical overview of the period by focusing on one of its key actors. The biographical introduction is followed by over 45 topically arranged primary sources that provide students with a rich context in which to understand FDR's multifaceted role as president, reformer, policymaker, and commander-in-chief. The readings thoroughly cover issues of race and ethnicity, profile First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and explore the New Deal's transformative agencies for their economic and social ramifications and the constitutional revolution they triggered. A chronology, questions for consideration, a selected bibliography, and an index are also provided.