Warfare state : World War II Americans and the age of big government / / James T. Sparrow
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| Autore: |
Sparrow James T.
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| Titolo: |
Warfare state : World War II Americans and the age of big government / / James T. Sparrow
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (345 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 940.53/73 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Politics and government 1933-1945 |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Warfare state |
| ISBN: | 9780199791071 |
| 1-283-14790-4 | |
| 9786613147905 | |
| 0-19-979107-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910461329803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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