Homeward bound
Subtitle: American families in the Cold War era
By: Elaine Tyler May.
Edition: Fully rev. and updated 20th anniversary ed., with new chapter on post 9/11 America.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780465010202
Subjects: Family -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Baby boom generation -- United States; United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
Description: "In Homeward Bound, noted historian Elaine Tyler May uncovers startling connections between the Cold War and family life, challenging assumptions of the "happy days" of the 1950s. This new edition includes up-to-date information and references throughout, with an epilogue that examines the legacy of the Cold War since September 11th, 2001"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Containment at home : Cold War, warm hearth; title: Depression : hard times at home; title: War and peace : fanning the home fires; title: Explosive issues : sex, women, and the bomb; title: Brinkmanship : sexual containment on the home front; title: Baby boom and birth control : the reproductive consensus; title: The commodity gap : consumerism and the modern home; title: Hanging together : for better or for worse; title: The end of containment : the baby boom comes of age.