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BL
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1043186
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b797556
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Saxe, Robert Francis.
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| Title & Author
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Settling down : : World War II veterans' challenge to the postwar consensus /\ Robert Francis Saxe.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, N.Y. :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2007.
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229 pages ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0230600603
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: 9780230600607
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index.
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| Contents
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"The reception committee" : soldiers, citizens, and the veteran's return -- "The new generation offers a leader" : Lt. John F. Kennedy's 1946 race for Congress -- Kiss the blood off my hands : the firm noir veteran's quest for meaning in postwar America -- "Citizens first, veterans second" : the American Veterans Committee and the challenge of the Cold War -- "The Negro is no longer sleeping" : African American veterans and the limits of consensus.
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| Abstract
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"In the immediate years after World War II, veterans provided powerful critiques of American society, which were often at odds with civilian prescriptions that urged ex-soldiers to quietly integrate back into civilian life. At the same time, a Cold War consensus culture was developing in America, supported by some returning veterans, but rejected by others. By taking on diverse topics such as disgruntled soldiers' views of the homefront, John F. Kennedy's race for Congress, the images of vets in film noir, and the activism of African-American veterans, Settling Down examines the critical voices of soldiers, which were so prevalent in the immediate postwar era, but that were altered or eliminated in later years."--Jacket.
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Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald),1917-1963.
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Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald),1917-1963.
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American Veterans Committee-- History.
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American Veterans Committee.
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African American veterans-- Social conditions-- 20th century.
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Consensus (Social sciences)-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Film noir-- United States-- History and criticism.
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Popular culture-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Veterans-- United States.
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Consensus (Social sciences)
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Film noir.
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Popular culture.
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Race relations.
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Social conditions.
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Soziale Situation
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Veterans.
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Weltkrieg
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Veteran.
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United States, Race relations, History, 20th century.
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United States, Social conditions, 1945-
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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973.918
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| LC Classification
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D810.V42U675 2007
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