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Autore |
DeWitt Petra <1961-> |
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Titolo |
Degrees of allegiance [[electronic resource] ] : harassment and loyalty in Missouri's German-American community during World War I / / Petra DeWitt |
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Athens, : Ohio University Press, 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (269 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ohio University Press series on law, society, and politics in the Midwest |
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Soggetti |
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German Americans - Missouri - History - 20th century |
World War, 1914-1918 - German Americans |
World War, 1914-1918 - Missouri |
Germans - Missouri - History - 20th century |
German Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - United States - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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American yet German: the state of German-American culture and the relationship between Germans and non-Germans in Missouri on the eve of World War I -- Divided opinions and growing suspicions: Missourians and German-Americans during the neutrality period -- "No time for slackers": the Missouri Council of Defense and Governor Gardner's approach to fighting the Kaiser at home -- From the "most American city" to seeing German ghosts everywhere: St. Louis during the Great War -- Resisting interference in daily life: Gasconade County during World War I -- Superpatriotism in action: Osage County during World War I -- Conclusion: becoming Americans of German heritage on their own terms: the impact of World War I on German culture in Missouri. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Historians have long argued that the Great War eradicated German culture from American soil. Degrees of Allegiance examines the experiences of German-Americans living in Missouri during the First World War, evaluating the personal relationships at the local level that |
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