Homeward bound : American families in the Cold War era / Elaine Tyler May.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

May, Elaine Tyler.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--United States--History--20th century.

Families.

Baby boom generation--United States.

Baby boom generation.

United States--Social conditions--1945-.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

Fully rev. and updated 20th anniv. ed. / with a new post 9/11 epilogue.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Bks., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The classic book on private life during the Cold War?fully revised and updated for the twentieth anniversary edition.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments xi; INTRODUCTION 1; 1 CONTAINMENT AT HOME: COLD WAR, WARM HEARTH 19; 2 DEPRESSION: HARD TIMES AT HOME 39; 3 WAR AND PEACE: FANNING THE HOME FIRES 58; 4 EXPLOSIVE ISSUES: SEX, WOMEN, AND THE BOMB 89; 5 BRINKMANSHIP: SEXUAL CONTAINMENT ON THEHOME FRONT 109; 6 BABY BOOM AND BIRTH CONTROL: THE REPRODUCTIVE CONSENSUS 129; 7 THE COMMODITY GAP: CONSUMERISM AND THE MODERN HOME 153; 8 HANGING TOGETHER: FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE 174; 9 THE END OF CONTAINMENT: THE BABY BOOM COMESOF AGE 198; EPILOGUE ECHOES OF THE COLD WAR: THE AFTERMATH OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 217; Appendices 229

Notes 249Index 289

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-288) and index.

ISBN:

0-7867-2346-7

OCLC:

471130015