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Warfare state : World War II Americans and the age of big government / James T. Sparrow.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sparrow, James T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Political aspects--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States.
- Military-industrial complex.
- History.
- Legitimacy of governments.
- Federal government.
- Citizenship.
- Politics and war.
- United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- Politics and war--United States--History--20th century.
- Political culture--United States--History--20th century.
- Political culture.
- Social change--United States--History--20th century.
- Social change.
- 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.
- Physical Description:
- 336 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]
- Contents:
- Introduction: War and the popular foundations of the state
- pt. 1. Ideology, political culture, and state formation
- War displaces its analog
- Morale and the national moment
- Scapegoating the state
- pt. 2. Encountering the state in everyday life
- Buying our boys back
- Work or fight
- Citizen-soldiers
- Conclusion: The paradox of rights in the warfare state.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199791019
- 0199791015
- OCLC:
- 666878000
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