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Soldiers to citizens : the G.I. bill and the making of the greatest generation /
The G.I. Bill fueled not only the development of the middle class: it also revitalized American democracy. Americans who came of age during World War II joined fraternal groups and neighborhood and community organizations and took part in politics at rates that made the postwar era the twentieth cen...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The G.I. Bill fueled not only the development of the middle class: it also revitalized American democracy. Americans who came of age during World War II joined fraternal groups and neighborhood and community organizations and took part in politics at rates that made the postwar era the twentieth century's civic ""golden age."" Drawing on extensive interviews and surveys with hundreds of members of the ""greatest generation, "" Suzanne Mettler finds that by treating veterans as first-class citizens and in granting advanced education, the Bill inspired them to become the active participants thank |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 252 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-242) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781429468992 1429468998 0198039980 9780198039983 0195331303 9780195331301 9780195180978 0195180976 |