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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817314703321

Autore

Kennedy David M.

Titolo

Over here : the First World War and American society / / David M. Kennedy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

0-19-771517-6

0-19-975845-X

Edizione

[Twenty-fifth anniversary edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1039 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

940.3/73

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - United States

Warfare and Defence

United States History 1913-1921

United States Social conditions 1865-1918

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous edition: 1980.

Previously issued in print: 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Prologue; 1. The War for the American Mind; 2. The Politieal Economy of War: The Home Front; 3. "You're in the Army Now"; 4. Over There-and Back; 5. Armistice and Aftermath; 6. The Political Economy of War: The International Dimension; Epilogue: Promises of Glory; Afterword; Bibliography; Index; Footnotes

Sommario/riassunto

Kennedy tells the story of America's encounter with the Great War of 1914-1918. Because the United States became involved at the height of the crucially formative Progressive Era, 'Over Here' also sheds fresh light on the nature of Progressivism, as well as on the major themes 20th century American history.