{"product_id":"myth-and-the-greatest-generation-a-social-history-of-americans-in-world-war-ii-paperback","title":"Myth and the Greatest Generation: A Social History of Americans in World War II - 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\u003eKenneth Rose\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.95 x 6.08 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 October 08, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978479501613,"sku":"9780415956772","price":80.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RkI0T1hHekQvK1l6NWNNZy9nbWRvUT09.webp?v=1775805396","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/myth-and-the-greatest-generation-a-social-history-of-americans-in-world-war-ii-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}