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"Work or Fight!": Race, Gender, and the Draft in World War One 2005 Edition
Contributor(s): Shenk, G. (Author)

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ISBN: 1403961778     ISBN-13: 9781403961778
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
OUR PRICE: $52.24  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2008
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Annotation: During World War I, the US demanded that all able-bodied adult men "work or fight." But fighting was mostly assigned to single white men who were not engaged in "productive" work. White men who were proper husbands and fathers, owned property, or worked at approved jobs, and who participated in civic activities, had the full benefits of citizenship without fighting. Women, men of color, and poor white men were often barred from achieving these benefits. This book uses the records of local draft boards and state draft officials in Georgia, New Jersey, Illinois, and California to tell the stories of men and women whose lives were touched by the Selective Service System.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - World War I
- History | United States - 20th Century
- History | Modern - General
Dewey: 940.373
LCCN: 2005047658
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.34" W x 9.22" L (0.68 lbs) 194 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Choice 11/01/2006 pg. 549
 
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During World War I the U.S. demanded that all able-bodied men work or fight. White men who were husbands and fathers, owned property or worked at approved jobs had the benefits of citizenship without fighting. Others were often barred from achieving these benefits. This book tells the stories of those affected by the Selective Service System.
 
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