{"product_id":"california-at-war-diane-m-t-north-9780700626465","title":"California at War: The State and the People During World War I","description":"World War I propelled the United States into the twentieth century and served as a powerful catalyst for the making of modern California. The war expanded the role of the government and enlarged the presence of private citizens' associations. Never before had so many Californians taken such a dynamic part in community, state, national, and international affairs. These definitive events unfold in \u003ci\u003eCalifornia at War\u003c\/i\u003e as a complex, richly detailed historical narrative. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorian Diane M. T. North not only writes about the transformative battlefield and nursing experiences of ordinary Californians, but also documents how daily life changed for everyone on the home front--factory and farm workers, housewives and children, pacifists and politicians. Even before the United States entered the war, California's economy flourished because its industrialized agriculture helped feed British troops. The war provided a boost to the faltering Hollywood film industry and increased the military's presence through the addition of Army and Navy training camps and air fields, ship construction, contracts to local businesses, coastal defenses, and university-sponsored scientific research. In these stories, North traces the roots of California's global stature. The war united Californians in common humanitarian goals as they supported war-related charities, funded the nation's war machine, conserved food, and enforced rationing. Most citizens embraced wartime restrictions with patriotic zeal and did not foresee the retreat into suspicion, loyalty oaths, and unwarranted surveillance, all of which set the stage for the beginnings of the modern security state. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalifornia at War\u003c\/i\u003e raises important questions about what happens when a nation goes to war. This book illuminates the legacy of World War I for all Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diane M. T. North\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0700626468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780700626465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018","brand":"Diane M. T. North","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46767113797887,"sku":"9780700626465","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a8e2cd13-22d9-4b6c-b7cf-e86d6aa8604c.jpg?v=1744168892","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/california-at-war-diane-m-t-north-9780700626465","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}