Postwar: Waging Peace in Chicago

by Laura McEnaney

Book Overview

When World War II ended, Americans celebrated a military victory abroad, but the meaning of peace at home was yet to be defined. From roughly 1943 onward, building a postwar society became the new national project, and every interest group involved in the war effort--from business leaders to working-class renters--held different visions for the war's aftermath. In Postwar, Laura McEnaney plumbs the depths of this period to explore exactly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812250559
• ISBN13: 9780812250558
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"