Every home a fortress : Cold War fatherhood and the family fallout shelter / Thomas Bishop.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bishop, Thomas E., author.

Series:

Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--United States--History--20th century.

Political culture.

Civil defense--United States--History--20th century.

Civil defense.

Masculinity--United States--Psychological aspects.

Masculinity.

Fatherhood--United States--Psychological aspects.

Fatherhood.

Fallout shelters--Social aspects--United States.

Fallout shelters.

Cold War--Social aspects--United States.

Cold War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Cold War fatherhood and the family fallout shelter

Place of Publication:

Amherst, Massachusetts : University of Massachusetts Press, [2020]

Summary:

In Every Home a Fortress , Thomas Bishop details the remarkable cultural history and personal stories behind an iconic figure of Cold War masculinity--the fallout shelter father, who, with spade in hand and the canned goods he has amassed, sought to save his family from atomic warfare.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Fatherhood and the Family Fallout Shelter

Chapter One. The Log Cabin of the Nuclear Age

Chapter Two. The Fallout Shelter Father on the New Frontier

Chapter Three. Fatherhood in the Target Zone

Chapter Four. The Struggle to Sell Survival

Chapter Five. Survival and Violence at the Shelter Doorway

Conclusion: Take to the Hills

Notes

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61376-728-5

OCLC:

1157286489