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The World in Depression, 1929–1939 is a classic work of economic history by Charles P. Kindleberger that examines the Great Depression as a global systemic crisis rather than a simple reaction to the 1929 stock market crash. First published in the early 1970s and later revised, the book analyzes how international monetary instability, weak leadership, and the breakdown of the world economic order helped turn recession into prolonged depression. Kindleberger writes in a clear narrative style and focuses on historical explanation instead of mathematical modeling. His central concern is why the world economy became so fragile after World War I, especially during the transition from British to American economic leadership. The book remains important because it connects the interwar depression to broader questions about hegemony, liquidity, contagion, and the responsibilities of a stabilizing power in the global economy.