The review will address the success or failure of the book as an academic source relevant to the respective course themes and as resource in general. Discuss the authors reason for writing as well as the authors thesis, key arguments, methodology, writing style, research/factual resources as well as the format. Make sure that your introduction provides your thesis statement on the overall success or failure of the book. The word count does not include the cover page, an endnote page or the bibliography.
Students may choose ONE of the two following course texts for review:
Klein, Maury. Rainbows End: The Crash of 1929.Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN-13: 9780195158014. (Paperback)
Russell. James W. Class and Race Formation in North America. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009. ISBN 9780802096784. (Paperback)
