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American education, democracy, and the Second World War /

(Number (ISBN

1403984212

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9781403984210

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b750975

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American education, democracy, and the Second World War /

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[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Charles Dorn.

Edition Statement

1st ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Palgrave Macmillan,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2007.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiii, 257 pages :

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illustrations ;

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22 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-249) and index.

Text of Note

Introduction: democracy's citadel -- Promoting the "public welfare" at Stanford University -- Palo Alto schools at war -- "An avalanche hits Richmond" -- Wartime nursery schools in Richmond -- Education in a time of war.

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"American Education, Democracy, and the Second World War examines how U.S. educational institutions during World War II responded to the dilemma of whether to serve as "weapons" in the nation's arsenal of democracy or "citadels" in safeguarding the American way of life. By studying the lives of wartime Americans, as well as nursery schools, elementary and secondary schools, and universities, Charles Dorn makes the case that although wartime pressures affected educational institutions to varying degrees, these institutions resisted efforts to be placed solely in service of the nation's war machine. Instead, Dorn argues, American education maintained a sturdy commitment to fostering civic mindedness in a society characterized by rapid technological advance and the perception of an ever-increasing threat to national security."--BOOK JACKET.

Education-- Aims and objectives-- United States.

Education-- United States-- History-- 20th century.

World War, 1939-1945-- Education and the war.

Education-- Aims and objectives.

Education.

War and education.

United States.

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Dorn, Charles.

Date of Transaction

20201204104252.0

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