Jack Lang and the Great Depression
- ISBN-10
- 1740970748
- ISBN-13
- 9781740970747
- Category
- Political science (General)
- Pages
- 393
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Australian Scholarly Publishing
- Author
- Frank Cain
Description
Based on documents in government and bank archives in Sydney, Canberra and London, this book gives a fresh interpretation of the Great Depression and its causes.
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