Homeward bound : American families in the Cold War era /

"When Homeward Bound first appeared in 1988, it altered the way we understood Cold War America. The post-World War II era was thought of as a time when Americans turned away from politics to enjoy the fruits of peace and prosperity, while their leaders remained preoccupied with the dangers of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: May, Elaine Tyler (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2008]
Edición:Fully revised and updated 20th anniversary edition :
Temas:
Since 1900
Baby boom generation > United States.
Families > United States > History > 20th century.
Génération du baby-boom > États-Unis.
Familles > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Alternative Family.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Reference.
Baby boom generation
Families
Social conditions
United States > Social conditions > 1945-
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 1945-
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Containment at home : Cold War, warm hearth
  • Depression : hard times at home
  • War and peace : fanning the home fires
  • Explosive issues : sex, women, and the bomb
  • Brinkmanship : sexual containment on the home front
  • Baby boom and birth control : the reproductive consensus
  • The commodity gap : consumerism and the modern home
  • Hanging together : for better or for worse
  • The end of containment : the baby boom comes of age
  • Epilogue : Echoes of the Cold War : the aftermath of September 11, 2001.

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