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Warfare state : World War II Americans and the age of big government / James T. Sparrow.

Van Pelt Library D742.U5 S7 2011
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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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