{"product_id":"depression-war-and-cold-war-challenging-the-myths-of-conflict-and-prosperity-paperback","title":"Depression, War, and Cold War: Challenging the Myths of Conflict and Prosperity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Higgs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffering a powerful interpretation of U.S. political economy from the early-1930s to the end of the Cold War, Higgs refutes many popular myths about the Great Depression and New Deal, the World War II economy, and the postwar national-security state that is still so pervasive today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDepression, War, and Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e, the scholarly sequel to his acclaimed classic \u003ci\u003eCrisis and Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Higgs sheds pioneering light on some of the most important of these questions: What accounts for the extraordinary duration of the Great Depression? What about \"wartime prosperity\" and whether World War II \"got the economy out of the depression\"? How did the war alter relations between the government and the leaders of big business? How did the postwar military economy alter the business cycle? What is Congress's role in the military-industrial-congressional complex? This seminal book answers these and other crucial questions by presenting new insights, evidence, and statistical analyses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDepression, War, and Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e offers a powerful, solidly grounded interpretation of U.S. political economy from the early-1930s to the end of the Cold War, and refutes many popular ideas about the Great Depression and New Deal, the World War II economy, and the postwar national-security state still so pervasive today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Higgs\u003c\/b\u003e is Retired Senior Fellow in Political Economy, Founding Editor and former Editor at Large of the Independent Institute's quarterly journal \u003ci\u003eThe Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy\u003c\/i\u003e. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University, and he has taught at the University of Washington, Lafayette College, Seattle University, the University of Economics, Prague, and George Mason University. He has been a visiting scholar at Oxford University and Stanford University, and a fellow for the Hoover Institution and the National Science Foundation. His many books include \u003ci\u003eCrisis and Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDepression, War, and Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAfter Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDelusions of Power\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNeither Liberty Nor Safety\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eResurgence of the Warfare State\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTaking a Stand\u003c\/i\u003e; and multiple edited collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.94 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509284159666,"sku":"9781598134216","price":23.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/os2_qTuhr09781598134216.webp?v=1779623705","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/depression-war-and-cold-war-challenging-the-myths-of-conflict-and-prosperity-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}