The Great War and the Search for a Modern Order

The Great War and the Search for a Modern Order A History of the American People and Their Institutions, 1917-33

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This text discusses that time in US history often referred to as "the period between the wars". A "New Era", known for the failure of the League of Nations, prohibition and the Depression, it is often seen as a frivolous interlude between two great wars. Ellis Hawley sees this era as characterized by efforts to adapt the war experience to peacetime problems - an era that was innovative - one that led US citizens to search for a new liberalism, which was to be realized through corporative institutions.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780312036355
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 2Revised Edition
DEWEY: 973.91
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 354g
Height: 228mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 15mm