Entangling alliances : foreign war brides and American soldiers in the twentieth century / Susan Zeiger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zeiger, Susan, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intercountry marriage--United States--History--20th century.

Intercountry marriage.

Military spouses--United States--History--20th century.

Military spouses.

Soldiers--Family relationships--United States--History--20th century.

Soldiers.

Soldiers--Sexual behavior--United States--History--20th century.

War brides--United States--History--20th century.

War brides.

United States--History, Military--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Throughout the twentieth century, American male soldiers returned home from wars with foreign-born wives in tow, often from allied but at times from enemy nations, resulting in a new, official category of immigrant: the “allied” war bride. These brides began to appear en masse after World War I, peaked after World War II, and persisted through the Korean and Vietnam Wars. GIs also met and married former “enemy” women under conditions of postwar occupation, although at times the US government banned such unions.In this comprehensive, complex history of war brides in 20th-century American history, Susan Zeiger uses relationships between American male soldiers and foreign women as a lens to view larger issues of sexuality, race, and gender in United States foreign relations. Entangling Alliances draws on a rich array of sources to trace how war and postwar anxieties about power and national identity have long been projected onto war brides, and how these anxieties translate into public policies, particularly immigration.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 “Cupid in the AEF”

2 “The Worst Kind of Women”

3 GIs and Girls around the Globe

4 “Good Mothers”

5 Interracialism, Pluralism, and Civil Rights

6 The Demise of the War Bride

Notes

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814797488

0814797482

9780814797259

0814797253

OCLC:

779828438