The war in American culture : society and consciousness during World War II

Overview: The War in American Culture explores the role of World War II in the transformation of American social, cultural, and political life. The Quest For National Unity No Time For Privacy : World War Ii And Chicago's Families / Perry R. Duis -- Censoring Disorder : American Visual Imagery Of World War Ii / George H. Roeder Jr. -- Making The American Consensus : The Narrative Of Conversion And Subversion In World War Ii Films / Lary May -- Interpreting The American Way The Working Class Goes To War / Gary Gerstle -- Rosie The Riveter Gets Married / Elaine Tyler May -- Swing Goes To War : Glenn Miller And The Popular Music Of World War Ii / Lewis A. Erenberg -- The Challenge Of Race And Resistance To Change Race, Language, And In Two Cultures : World War Ii In Asia / John W. Dower -- The Changing Path To Citizenship : Ethnicity And Naturalization During World War Ii / Reed Ueda -- Native Sons And The Good War : Retelling The Myth Of American Indian Assimilation / Carol Miller -- Mobilization For Change No Victory At The Workplace : Women And Minorities At Pullman During World War Ii / Susan E. Hirsch (cont.)traditions From Home : African Americans In Wartime Richmond, California / Shirley Ann Wilson Moore -- Zoot-suiters And Cops : Chicana Youth And The Los Angeles Police Department During World War Ii / Edward J. Escobar -- The New Political Paradigm World War Ii And American Liberalism / Alan Brinkley. Edited By Lewis A. Erenberg And Susan E. Hirsch. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. The War in American Culture explores the role of World War II in the transformation of American social, cultural, and political life. World War II posed a crisis for American culture: to defeat the enemy, Americans had to unite across the class, racial and ethnic boundaries that had long divided them. Exploring government censorship of war photography, the revision of immigration laws, Hollywood moviemaking, swing music, and popular magazines, these essays reveal the creation of a new national identity that was pluralistic, but also controlled and sanitized. Concentrating on the home front and the impact of the war on the lives of ordinary Americans, the contributors give us a rich portrayal of family life, sexuality, cultural images, and working-class life in addition to detailed consideration of African Americans, Latinos, and women who lived through the unsettling and rapidly altered circumstances of wartime America. Exploring the role of World War II in the transformation of American social, cultural and political life, this book includes essays covering topics as varied as government censorship, Hollywood movie-making, swing music, family life, sexuality, cultural images and working-class life. During World War II, Mrs. Frances Jankowski rose at 4:45 A.M. six mornings each week.