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02057cam a2200337Ia 4500 001 0E646404FBD011DEB3E93EDF5F36B428 003 SILO 005 20100120073657 008 070509s2005 nyuaf b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0195331303 020 $a 9780195331301 035 $a (OCoLC)154691235 040 $a BTCTA $c BTCTA $d SILO $d YDXCP $d NTG $d OCLCQ $d IOT $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 082 04 $a 305.90697 $2 22 100 1 $a Mettler, Suzanne. 245 1 $a Soldiers to citizens : $b the G.I. bill and the making of the greatest generation / $c Suzanne Mettler. 260 $a New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2005. 300 $a xvi, 252 p., [8] p. of plates : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm. 520 $a The G.I. Bill not only fueled the development of the middle class: it also revitalized American democracy. Americans who came of age during World War II joined fraternal groups and neighborhood and community organizations and took part in politics at rates that made the postwar era the twentieth century's civic "golden age." Drawing on extensive interviews and surveys with hundreds of members of the "greatest generation," Suzanne Mettler finds that by treating veterans as first-class citizens and in granting advanced education, the Bill inspired them to become active participants thanks to whom memberships in civic organizations soared and levels of political activity peaked. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-242) and index. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Education $x Education $z United States. 650 0 $a Retired military personnel $x History $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Social aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Veterans $z United States $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Veterans $x History $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Social conditions $y 1945- 941 $a 1 952 $l OUAX845 $d 20100120073657.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0E646404FBD011DEB3E93EDF5F36B428 994 $a 02 $b IOTInitiate Another SILO Locator Search