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Tropical Africa: Land and Livelihood by George...

Tropical Africa: Land and Livelihood by George Kimble

Part one of a vast, 1,100-page accounting of the economy, society, and politics of the continent, the study urged Americans to adopt a more enlightened view of Africa....Read More
Tropical Africa: Society and Polity by George...

Tropical Africa: Society and Polity by George Kimble

Part two of a vast, 1,100-page accounting of the economy, society, and politics of the continent, the study urged Americans to adopt a more enlightened view of Africa....Read More
Of Time, Work, and Leisure by Sebastian...

Of Time, Work, and Leisure by Sebastian de Grazia

The book debunked the notion that modern conveniences and productivity improvements had resulted in more time away from work. Though standard statistics maintained that...Read More
Shaping the World Economy by Jan Tinbergen

Shaping the World Economy by Jan Tinbergen

Tinbergen, a leading Dutch economist, offered proposals for what the West could do to relieve economic tensions between developed and underdeveloped countries as well as...Read More
Megalopolis by Jean Gottmann

Megalopolis by Jean Gottmann

Megalopolis examined a developing phenomenon—the growing interconnection of the northeastern seaboard—and gave it a name. The 53,000 square-mile urban line running...Read More
Performing Arts: The Economic Dilemma

Performing Arts: The Economic Dilemma

One of the most widely read TCF books during the period, it argued that substantial government financing would be needed for the performing arts to flourish. Many of the...Read More