{"product_id":"a-nation-of-veterans-olivier-burtin-9781512823141","title":"A Nation of Veterans: War, Citizenship, and the Welfare State in Modern America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Nation of Veterans\u003c\/i\u003e examines how the United States created the world's most generous system of veterans' benefits. Though we often see former service members as an especially deserving group, the book shows that veterans had to wage a fierce political battle to obtain and then defend their advantages against criticism from liberals and conservatives alike. They succeeded in securing their privileged status in public policy only by rallying behind powerful interest groups, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, and the American Legion. In the process, veterans formed one of the most powerful movements of the early and mid-twentieth century, though one that we still know comparatively little about. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn examining how the veterans' movement inscribed martial citizenship onto American law, politics, and culture, \u003ci\u003e A Nation of Veterans\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new history of the U.S. welfare state that highlights its longstanding connection with warfare. It shows how a predominantly white and male group such as military veterans was at the center of social policy debates in the interwar and postwar period and how women and veterans of color were often discriminated against or denied access to their benefits. It moves beyond the traditional focus on the 1944 G.I. Bill to examine other important benefits like pensions, civil service preference, and hospitals. The book also examines multiple generations of veterans, by shedding light on how former service members from both world wars as well as Korea and the Cold War interacted with each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis more complete picture of veterans' politics helps us understand the deep roots of the military welfare state in the United States today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Olivier Burtin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1512823147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781512823141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023","brand":"Olivier Burtin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44068248715519,"sku":"9781512823141","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc40a7b1-23e7-4315-b0ee-16a80e1d40ce.jpg?v=1685417907","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-nation-of-veterans-olivier-burtin-9781512823141","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}