G. H. Bennett is Head of American Studies at the University of Plymouth

Introduction
1. New Deal Rhetoric
2. New Deal Domestic Policy
3. New Deal People
4. New Deal Foreign Policy
5. New Deal Critics
Chronology
Guide to Further Reading
Index

A study of Roosevelt's New Deal, examining the debates and controversies that surrounded its implementation and practice, uncovering the meanings, flaws and outcomes of US domestic policy from the Depression to the outbreak of the Second World War. includes fascinating source material from Government records and the private papers of Roosevelt.