{"product_id":"myth-and-the-greatest-generation-a-social-history-of-americans-in-world-war-ii-9780415956765","title":"Myth and the Greatest Generation: A Social History of Americans in World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMyth and the Greatest Generation\u003c\/em\u003e calls into question the glowing paradigm of the World War II generation set up by such books as \u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Generation\u003c\/em\u003e by Tom Brokaw. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding analysis of news reports, memoirs, novels, films and other cultural artefacts Ken Rose shows the war was much more disruptive to the lives of Americans in the military and on the home front during World War II than is generally acknowledged. Issues of racial, labor unrest, juvenile delinquency, and marital infidelity were rampant, and the black market flourished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book delves into both personal and national issues, calling into questions the dominant view of World War II as 'The Good War'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415956765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenneth D. Rose \u003c\/strong\u003eis Lecturer of twentieth-century American and social history at California State University, Chico. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eOne Nation Underground: The Fallout Shelter in American Culture and American Women and the Repeal of Prohibition. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43637776679027,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":224.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1f0c6338-7626-4585-abe5-c6ace93d0aec.jpg?v=1755602505","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/myth-and-the-greatest-generation-a-social-history-of-americans-in-world-war-ii-9780415956765","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}