"Daddy's gone to war" : the Second World War in the lives of America's children / William M. Tuttle, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tuttle, William M., 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Children.

Children and war--United States.

Children and war.

World War, 1939-1945--Children--United States.

World War, 1939-1945.

United States--Social conditions--1933-1945.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 365 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A pioneering effort to reinvent the way we look at history and childhood, this book views the experiences of ordinary children through the lens of developmental psychology. Tuttle argues that the Second World War left an indelible imprint on the dreams and nightmares of an American generation, not ony in childhood, but adulthood as well.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; 1. Pearl Harbor: Fears and Nightmares; 2. Depression Children and War Babies; 3. "Daddy's Gone to War"; 4. Homefront Families on the Move; 5. Working Mothers and Latchkey Children; 6. Rearing Preschool Children; 7. School-age Children Fight the War; 8. Children Play War Games; 9. Children's Entertainment: Radio, Movies, Comics; 10. The Fractured Homefront: Racial and Cultural Hostility; 11. Children's Health and Welfare; 12. "Daddy's Coming Home!"; 13. Confronting War's Enormity, Praising Its Glory; 14. Age, Culture, and History; 15. The Homefront Children at Middle Age

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-987882-X

1-280-91441-6

9786610914418

0-19-977200-2

OCLC:

707923206