World War II and the West it wrought /

"This volume examines how the Western United States underwent a period of profound transformation during World War II. A lineup of notable historians examines the cultural, environmental, economic, and political ramifications of the war on the American West, and argue for new ways of conceptual...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Brilliant, Mark (Editor ), Kennedy, David M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2020]
Temas:
1900-1999
Social change > West (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Influence.
World War, 1939-1945 > West (U.S.)
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > West (U.S.)
Political culture > West (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Influence.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY).
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political culture
Social aspects
Social change
West (U.S.) > History, Military > 20th century.
West United States
American West.
U.S. West.
World War II - Economic aspects - West (U.S.).
World War II - Political aspects - West (U.S.).
World War II - Social aspects - West (U.S.).
World War II.
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. EXECUTIVE DOMAIN
  • 2. ENLISTING THE LABORATORIES
  • 3. WORLD WAR II, THE COLD WAR, AND THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST
  • 4. THE POLITICS WROUGHT BY WAR
  • 5. THE ROOTS OF HISPANIC CONSERVATISM IN THE WARTIME WEST
  • 6. "NO PRIVATE SCHOOL COULD EVER BE AS SATISFACTORY"
  • 7. HOW THE PACIFIC WORLD BECAME WEST
  • AFTERWORD
  • NOTES
  • CONTRIBUTORS
  • INDEX

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