{"product_id":"warfare-state-world-war-ii-americans-and-the-age-of-big-government-paperback","title":"Warfare State: World War II Americans and the Age of Big Government - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames T. Sparrow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough common wisdom and much scholarship assume that \"big government\" gained its foothold in the United States under the auspices of the New Deal during the Great Depression, in fact it was the Second World War that accomplished this feat. Indeed, as the federal government mobilized for war it grew tenfold, quickly dwarfing the New Deal's welfare programs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eWarfare State\u003c\/em\u003e shows how the federal government vastly expanded its influence over American society during World War II. Equally important, it looks at how and why Americans adapted to this expansion of authority. Through mass participation in military service, war work, rationing, price control, income taxation, and the war bond program, ordinary Americans learned to live with the warfare state. They accepted these new obligations because the government encouraged all citizens to think of themselves as personally connected to the battle front, linking their every action to the fate of the combat soldier. As they worked for the American Soldier, Americans habituated themselves to the authority of the government. Citizens made their own counter-claims on the state-particularly in the case of industrial workers, women, African Americans, and most of all, the soldiers. Their demands for fuller citizenship offer important insights into the relationship between citizen morale, the uses of\u003cbr\u003epatriotism, and the legitimacy of the state in wartime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorld War II forged a new bond between citizens, nation, and government. \u003cem\u003eWarfare State\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of this dramatic transformation in American life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames T. Sparrow \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor of History at the University of Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 346\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45259006312550,"sku":"9780199930357","price":88.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/QzkxQVkzRkwySC9HK1oxeGpvMFlQQT09.webp?v=1773813025","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/warfare-state-world-war-ii-americans-and-the-age-of-big-government-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}