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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461329803321

Autore

Sparrow James T.

Titolo

Warfare state : World War II Americans and the age of big government / / James T. Sparrow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011

ISBN

9780199791071

1-283-14790-4

9786613147905

0-19-979107-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

940.53/73

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Political aspects - United States

World War, 1939-1945 - Social aspects - United States

Politics and war - United States - History - 20th century

Political culture - United States - History - 20th century

Social change - United States - History - 20th century

Citizenship - United States - History - 20th century

Federal government - United States - History - 20th century

Legitimacy of governments - United States - History - 20th century

Military-industrial complex - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government 1933-1945

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction: War and the Mass Foundations of the Modern State; PART ONE: IDEOLOGY, POLITICAL CULTURE, AND STATE FORMATION; 1 War Displaces Its Analog; 2 Morale and the National Moment; 3 Scapegoating the State; PART TWO: ENCOUNTERING THE STATE IN EVERYDAY LIFE; 4 Buying Our Boys Back; 5 Work or Fight; 6 Citizen-Soldiers; Conclusion: Legacies of the Warfare State; Appendix; Abbreviations for Sources Consulted; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z



Sommario/riassunto

Although common wisdom and much scholarship assume that ""big government"" gained its foothold in the United States under the auspices of the New Deal during the Great Depression, in fact it was the Second World War that accomplished this feat. Indeed, as the federal government mobilized for war it grew tenfold, quickly dwarfing the New Deal's welfare programs. Warfare State shows how the federal government vastly expanded its influence over American society during World War II. Equally important, it looks at how and why Americans adapted to this expansion of authority. Through mass participat