Jan 29, 2015 an introduction to the concept of ideology as historians use it. The generation that birthed the baby boomers as tim brokaw called them the greatest generation is interesting because they retreated from the sexual revolution. Elaine tyler may when homeward bound first appeared in 1988, it altered the way we understood cold war america. American families in the cold war era elaine tyler may on.
American families in the cold war era is a groundbreaking piece of historical and cultural analysis that uses its findings to build a strong argument for its authors view of the course of modern us history. When homeward bound first appeared in 1988, it forever changed how we. A revised edition of the classic, mythshattering exploration of american family life duri. Reviewed by in her book, elaine tyler may begins by describing a life magazine feature involving a couple in 1959 who spent their honeymoon in a. American families in the cold war era elaine tyler may basic books 9th june 2012 history books 0 comments may history, minnesota seeks to reconcile two prevailing but contradictory images of the 1950s. Homeward bound ebook by elaine tyler may rakuten kobo. I will be responding to homeward bound by elaine tyler may.
She is a historian of the united states in the twentieth century whose work centers on the intersections of gender, sexuality, race, domestic culture and politics. American families in the cold war era basic books, new york 2008, 302 p. Elaine tyler may is the author of homeward bound 3. Homeward bound is elaine tyler mays attempt to explain this sociological phenomenon by linking it to international politics. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
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Americans embraced domesticity during the early years of the cold war because the home seemed to offer a secure private nest removed from the. Homeward bound american families in the cold war era. Elaine tyler may s study, homeward bound, does an excellent job of establishing the connections between cold war politics and the american family in the 1940s and 1950s. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading homeward bound. Elaine tyler may is regents professor of american studies and history at the university of minnesota and a past president of the oah and the american studies association. It is a great irony that in an era of international tension that found its greatest symbol in young schoolchildren crouched, hands behind heads, in school basements. She intertwines both historical events into a captivating argument. Through my understanding of the book, homeward bound by elaine tyler may explores two traditional depictions of the 1950s, namely suburban domesticity and anticommunism.
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Elaine tyler may demonstrated that the atomic age and the cold war shaped. American families in the cold war era which was authored by elaine tyler may a professor of american studies and history, and was published by basic books on february 14, 1990. By connecting the bomb and the bedroom, the fallout shelter and the nuclear family, may links the personal with the political on profound new levels. Comparing mays book to the gaddis we now knowand stueck works does a disservice to all the authors. Homeward bound by elaine tyler 1531 words bartleby. American families in the cold war era elaine tyler may isbn. When homeward bound first appeared in 1988, it forever changed how we understand cold war america. Cruelly tethered since her birth, they are like bonsai trees. It is accessible and will have multiple uses as an approach to civil rights history, as an examination of policy making, and as a model of how a study can be. Elaine tyler may s homeward bound is a revelatory and pathbreaking work, a brilliant excavation of the gender bedrock beneath the surreal landscape of cold war american life. May portrays the idea that the nuclear family structure was a way to amplify resistance against communism. American families in the cold war era by elaine tyler may. A sociological examination of the home life of the 1950s as a reflection of cold war imperatives.
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She argues that although the great depression and world war ii created the potential for a radical restructuring of the family 20 men and women actually clung more tightly to the traditional gender specific roles and entrenched themselves in the family unit post war. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Focusing on families and family dynamics the baby boom, womens role in the family etc. Elaine tyler mays study, homeward bound, does an excellent job of establishing the connections between cold war politics and the american family in the. May argues that the greater individual autonomy of women during the. She is the author books including america and the pill, homeward bound, and barren in the promised land, which received honorable mention for the william j. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Elaine tyler may s work homeward bound focuses on the traditional family model of the post world war ii era. Analysis of theme paragraph 2 line 3 feet binding paragraph 6 line 5 language isolation section ii. Ideology in elaine tyler mays homeward bound youtube. This conservative domestic ideology was not a last gasp of.
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