Wartime America : the World War II home front / John W. Jeffries.
Wartime America : the World War II home front / John W. Jeffries.
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Publisher
Chicago : I.R. Dee, c1996.
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N940.540973/5
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 213 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. Wartime America: Frameworks and Meanings -- 2. Mobilizing the Economy -- 3. Victory at Home and Abroad -- 4. A Nation on the Move -- 5. New Circumstances, Old Patterns -- 6. "Americans All"? -- 7. "Politics as Usual" -- 8. Glimpses of War, Visions of Peace -- 9. Epilogue.
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Publisher
Chicago : I.R. Dee, c1996.
Series
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Illinois
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
In this new and cogent history of America during World War II, John Jeffries suggests that our view of the war has been shaped by two widely accepted perspectives: as a "Good War" of national unity, virtue, and success; and as a "watershed" or turning point in the nation's history, marking fundamental change. Searching for the reality of experience...
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Wartime America : the World War II home front / John W. Jeffries.
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American ways series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-207) and index.
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N940.540973/5
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74VvwJqjqDbg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvwJqjqDbg
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ISBN
156663119X (pbk.)
9781566631181
1566631181
DDC
303.485
MMS ID
991004254089702626
