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1 Online-Ressource (xv, 266 pages)
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illustrations
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Electronic reproduction
ISBN:
0691140049
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0691140030
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1400831024
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1282303783
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9780691140049
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9780691140032
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9781400831029
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9781282303782
Serie:
Princeton studies in American politics
Inhalt:
Fighting for Democracy shows how the experiences of African American soldiers during World War II and the Korean War influenced many of them to challenge white supremacy in the South when they returned home. Focusing on the motivations of individual black veterans, this groundbreaking book explores the relationship between military service and political activism. Christopher Parker draws on unique sources of evidence, including interviews and survey data, to illustrate how and why black servicemen who fought for their country in wartime returned to America prepared to fight for their own equal
Inhalt:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. War, Military Service, and the Prospect for Change: A Glance at History; 2. Military Service and Resistance: Toward a Theory of Black Republicanism; 3. Taking the Crooked with the Straight: The Pros and Cons of African American Military Experience during the1940s and '50s; 4. When Jim Crow Meets Uncle Sam: The Veteran Returns to Dixie; 5. Exploring the Attitudinal Consequences of African American Military Experience; 6. Dying to Participate: Political Participation as a Form of Protest
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-254) and index
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Electronic reproduction
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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English
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ISBN 9780691140032
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780691140049
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0691140030
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Parker, Christopher S., 1963- Fighting for democracy Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2009
Sprache:
Englisch
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