{"product_id":"days-of-discontent-9780875802947","title":"Days of Discontent","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): June Melby Benowitz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Northern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Women's Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolding fast to traditional values in the face of unprecedented economic hardship, nearly a million American women joined right-wing organizations during the Great Depression and World War II. Days of Discontent provides a new perspective for understanding why the far right appealed to these women, whose political self-awareness grew with the tumultuous times. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInfluenced by the conventional image of women as mothers and nurturers, many women viewed the right-wing movement as a way to protect and maintain American morality. The radical right leaders, such as Elizabeth Dilling and Grace Wick, held ideas in common with European fascists but based their politics on a uniquely American mixture of nativism, anticommunism, anti-Semitism, and racism. Benowitz's insight into their motivations sheds new light on the interaction between women's daily lives and national politics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47614275158167,"sku":"9780875802947","price":5939.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780875802947.webp?v=1775092322","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/days-of-discontent-9780875802947","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}