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Home front in the American heartland : local experiences and legacies of WWI / edited by Patty Sotirin, Steven A. Walton and Sue Collins.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 331 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2020]
- Summary:
- This collection offers a multifaceted exploration of World War One and its aftermath in the northern American Heartland, a region often overlooked in wartime histories. The chapters feature archival and newspaper documentation and visual imagery from this era. The first section, "Heartland Histories," explores experiences of conscription and home front mobilization in the small communities of the heartland, highlighting tensions associated with patriotism, class, ethnicities, and locale. In one chapter, the previously unpublished cartoon art of a USAF POW displays his Midwestern sensibilities. Section Two, "Homefront Propaganda," examines the cultural networks disseminating national war messages, notably the critical work of local theaters, Four Minute Men, the Allied War Exhibitions, and the local commemorative displays of military relics. Section Three, "Gender in/and War," highlights aspects often over-shadowed by male experiences of the war itself, including the patriotic mother, androgynous representations in wartime propaganda, and masculine violence following the war. Together, this volume provides rich portraits of the complexities of heartland home front experiences and legacies.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- List of Chapter Appendices
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Section One
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Section Two
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-5275-5350-7
- OCLC:
- 1157095107
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