For home and country : World War I propaganda on the home front /

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World War I prompted the first massive organized propaganda campaign of the twentieth century. Posters, pamphlets, and other media spread fear about the "Hun", who was often depicted threatening American families in their homes, while additional campaigns encouraged Americans and their all...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kingsbury, Celia Malone
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2010.
Series:Studies in war, society, and the military.
Subjects:
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Propaganda.
World War, 1914-1918 > United States.
Propaganda, American.
Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 > Social aspects.
World War, 1914-1918 > Psychological aspects.
Persuasion (Psychology)
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Propagande.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > États-Unis.
Propagande américaine.
Culture populaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect social.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect psychologique.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Popular culture.
Propaganda.
Psychological aspects.
Social aspects.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Food will win the war : domestic science and the royal society
  • "One hundred percent" : war service and women's fiction
  • VADs and khaki girls : the ultimate reward for war service
  • "Learning to hate the German beast" : children as war mongers
  • The hun is at the gate : protecting the innocents
  • Conclusion : learning to love big brother--or not.

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