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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808304103321

Autore

Altschuler Glenn C

Titolo

The GI Bill : a new deal for veterans / / Glenn C. Altschuler, Stuart M. Blumin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c2009

ISBN

0-19-771348-3

0-19-983999-9

1-282-12526-5

9786612125263

0-19-972042-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Collana

Pivotal moments in American history

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

BluminStuart M

Disciplina

355.6

362.86/8097309045

Soggetti

Veterans - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Veterans - Education - Law and legislation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-236) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Editor's Note; Introduction; ONE: Before the GI Bill: Veterans and Politics from the Revolution through World War I; TWO: FDR and the Reshaping of Veterans' Benefits, 1940-1943; THREE: "Mission Accomplished"; FOUR: "SRO": Veterans and the Colleges; FIVE: "The Most Inclusive Program": Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Title II; SIX: Overlooked: GI Joe but not Joe College; SEVEN: Finding a Home: The VA Mortgage; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Altschuler and Blumin offer a compelling and surprising account of the G.I. Bill and its impact on American life. Formally known as the Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944, it was far from an obvious, straightforward piece of legislation, but resulted from tense political maneuvering and complex negotiations.