The home-front war : World War II and American society / edited by Kenneth Paul O'Brien and Lynn Hudson Parsons.
| Other author | O'Brien, Kenneth Paul. |
| Other author | Parsons, Lynn H. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1995. |
| Description | x, 212 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | World War II and American society |
| Series | Contributions in American history ; no. 161 Contributions in American history ; no. 161. ^A511951 |
| Contents | World War II and the Bill of Rights / Richard Polenberg -- Hollywood and the politics of representation : women, workers, and African-Americans in World War II movies / Clayton R. Koppes -- Creating "common ground" on the home front : race, class, and ethnicity in a 1940s quarterly magazine / William C. Beyer -- "My children are my jewels" : Italian-American generations during World War II / George E. Pozzetta -- Remembering Rosie : advertising images of women in World War II / Maureen Honey -- Women defense workers in World War II : views on gender equality in Indiana / Nancy F. Gabin -- "The vice admiral" : Margaret Chase Smith and the investigation of congested areas in wartime / Janann Sherman -- Did the "good war" make good workers? / John Modell -- Bad news from the good war : democracy at home during World War II / Roger Daniels. |
| General note | "Prepared under the auspices of the Research Foundation of the State University of New York and the National Endowment for the Humanities". |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-204) and index. |
| LCCN | 95003803 |
| ISBN | 0313292116 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D769 .H66 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |