| "Work or Fight!": Race, Gender, and the Draft in World War One 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Shenk, G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403961751 ISBN-13: 9781403961754 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2008 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: 0.66" H x 6.12" W x 9.54" (0.89 lbs) 206 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |