Exploring different national and regional contexts, these 13 papers examine how the economic crisis, political instability, and social transformation of the Great Depression impacted educational institutions in terms of pedagogies, curricula, policies, and practices. Among the contributions presented by the editors (professors of history and education at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U.) are discussions of American educators' perceptions of Soviet educational practices, the economic conditions that allowed German teachers to resist Nazi political purges, the response of African- American pupils and teachers to rising inequality in educational opportunities, and the impact of economic and social conditions on the development of pedagogical innovations in Turkey. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)