Physical Description
xiii, 366 pages : ill. ; 24 cm
Contents
The world before the war
Bringing home the bacon: Congress and the economics of war
"We'll get down and fight" over resource management
"Congress does have power" over the president
"A lesson to the president": labor legislation
Human rights or human wrongs? Congress, pluralism, and social justice
"The dregs of Europe": a conflicted refugee policy
A "virtual black-out of civil liberties" and the politics of prejudice
"Saving America for Americans": the fascistic origins of the second red scare
Epilogue: the world the war made.
ISBN
9780700619177
0700619178 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-351) and index.
The world before the war -- Bringing home the bacon: Congress and the economics of war -- "We'll get down and fight" over resource management -- "Congress does have power" over the president -- "A lesson to the president": labor legislation -- Human rights or human wrongs? Congress, pluralism, and social justice -- "The dregs of Europe": a conflicted refugee policy -- A "virtual black-out of civil liberties" and the politics of prejudice -- "Saving America for Americans": the fascistic origins of the second red scare -- Epilogue: the world the war made.
