Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Written with incredible skill and humanity,
Postwar offers a fresh look at American life after World War II. Laura McEnaney has produced a remarkably engaging history of the diverse working-class migrants to and residents of the city of Chicago, telling new stories about where and how they lived, how hard this living was, and how many fought their own wars to ameliorate their difficulties. It's a book that no scholar of World War II or postwar America can afford to miss." * Jennifer Mittelstadt, Rutgers University *
"Beautifully written, deeply researched, and analytically sophisticated,
Postwar chronicles Chicago's 'crooked path to peace' after World War II, in particular how the city's large and varied working class lived the epic transitions from war to peace." * Thomas Guglielmo, George Washington University *
Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations
Introduction. The End
Chapter 1. Bathrooms, Bedrooms, and Basements: War Liberalism in the Postwar Apartment
Chapter 2. Japanese Americans on Parole: The Perils and Promises of a Postwar State
Chapter 3. Living the GI Bill: Postwar Prosperity Through Government Dependency
Chapter 4. "I Would Not Call This the More Abundant Life": Working-Class Women Get Their Peace
Chapter 5. After the Double V: African Americans Demobilize for a "Real Peace"
Conclusion. Writing the History of What Happened After
Notes
Archival Collections Consulted
Index
Acknowledgments
