Drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and research; Neil A. Wynn combines narrative history and primary sources as he locates the World War II years within the long-term struggle for African Americans' equal rights. It is now widely accepted that these years were crucial in the development of the emerging Civil Rights movement through the economic and social impact of the war; as well as the military service itself. Wynn examines the period within the broader context of the New Deal era of the 1930s and the Cold War of the 1950s; concluding that the war years were neither simply a continuation of earlier developments nor a prelude to later change. Rather; this period was characterized by an intense transformation of black hopes and expectations; encouraged by real socio-economic shifts and departures in federal policy. Black self consciousness at a national level found powerful expression in new movements; from the demand for equality in the military service to changes in the shop floor to the "Double V" campaign that linked the fight for democracy at home for the fight for democracy abroad. As the nation played a new world role in the developing Cold War; the tensions between America's stated beliefs and actual practices emphasized these issues and brought new forces into play. More than a half century later; this book presents a much-needed up-to-date; short and readable interpretation of existing scholarship. Accessible to general and student readers; it tells the story without jargon or theory while including the historiography and debate on particular issues.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Korean Buddhism a hidden gemBy OmaIn some ways Korea remains the Hermit Kingdom--it is still often over-looked by travellers to the East--and yet Korea has some of the most beautiful Buddhist temples; and hermitages in the world. Because I travel regularly to Korea; I have made it my focus to visit as many temples in Korea as possible; and so have become curious about the history and the development of Buddhism in Korea. This book; which was written around 1917 is a real find. In a simple; biographical manner it offers much of the kind of information that the truly curious tourist would want to know. It is also intriguing because it offers us an intimate Western voice from before the Korean war. There is only one major problem with this book--at least one page is missing; and in communication with the publishers they informed me that I was out of luck because they were unable to correct the problem; and were pulling all these books off their publication list--too bad! I was really interested in what the missing page was about to tell me...
