To hasten the homecoming : how Americans fought World War II through the media

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Title:

To hasten the homecoming : how Americans fought World War II through the media

Author:

Braverman, Jordan.

ISBN:

9781442248748

Personal Author:

Braverman, Jordan.

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Physical Description:

xxi, 286 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

General Note:

"Hardback originally publilshed by Madison Books, 1996"--Verso of title page.

Source of cataloging data: WCP

Contents:

1. The home front: an overview -- 2. OWI: What shall we tell? How shall we tell it? -- 3. Radio: the programs we heard -- 4. Music: The songs we sang -- 5. Movies: The films we saw -- 6. Theater: What the playwrights said -- 7. Publications: The books we read -- 8. Cartoons: How they fought the war -- 9. Advertising: How we sold the war at home -- 10. World War II: A turning point.

Subject Term:

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Mass media and the war.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Public opinion.

Public opinion -- United States.

Popular culture -- United States.

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Jordan Braverman's eloquent narrative account of media participation in World War II is comprehensive enough to satisfy the most rigorous academic standards, but written to be accessible to all readers. To Hasten the Homecoming is an important cultural history of the American home front during World War II, which examines how popular culture reinforced patriotic sentiments and united an innocent country to defeat a common enemy. Braverman provides readers with a deep insight into America's national identity and self-perceptions during the most savage war in history.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xix
1 The Home Front: An Overview	p. 1
2 OWI: What Shall We Tell? How Shall We Tell It?	p. 43
3 Radio: The Programs We Heard	p. 71
4 Music: The Songs We Sang	p. 113
5 Movies: The Films We Saw	p. 137
6 Theater: What the Playwrights Said	p. 165
7 Publications: The Books We Head	p. 183
8 Cartoons: How They Fought the War	p. 213
9 Advertising: How We Sold the War at Home	p. 235
10 World War II: A Turning Point	p. 257
Bibliography	p. 277
Index	p. 281
About the Author	p. 287

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