No direction home the American family and the fear of national decline, 1968-1980
Between 1968 and 1980, fears about family deterioration and national decline were ubiquitous in American political culture. In "No Direction Home", Natasha Zaretsky shows that these perceptions of decline profoundly shaped one another.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press
2007.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31230167*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Homeward unbound : prisoners of war, national defeat, and the crisis of male authority
- Getting the house in order : the oil embargo, consumption, and the limits of American power
- "The great male cop-out" : productivity lag and the end of the family wage
- The spirit of '76 : the Bicentennial and Cold War revivalism
- The world as a mirror : narcissism, "malaise," and the middle-class family
- Conclusion : The familial roots of Republican domination.
