Holding Fast the Inner Lines: Democracy, Nationalism, and the Committee on Public Information
The Committee on Public Information, the major American propaganda agency during World War I, attracted a wide range of reform-oriented men and women who tried to generate enthusiasm for Wilson's international and domestic ideals. Vaughn shows that the CPI encouraged an imperial presidency, urged limits on free speech and called for an almost mystical attachment to the nation, but it also tried to present dispassionately the causes of American intervention in the war.Originally published in 1980.A UNC Press Enduring Edition UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
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Holding Fast the Inner Lines: Democracy, Nationalism, and the Committee on Public Information
The Committee on Public Information, the major American propaganda agency during World War I, attracted a wide range of reform-oriented men and women who tried to generate enthusiasm for Wilson's international and domestic ideals. Vaughn shows that the CPI encouraged an imperial presidency, urged limits on free speech and called for an almost mystical attachment to the nation, but it also tried to present dispassionately the causes of American intervention in the war.Originally published in 1980.A UNC Press Enduring Edition UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780807898024 |
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Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
Publication date: | 01/27/2011 |
Series: | Supplementary Volumes to The Papers of Woodrow Wilson |
Edition description: | 1 |
Pages: | 411 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.92(d) |
Lexile: | 1580L (what's this?) |
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