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Format: XIV, 307 S.

ISBN: 978-0-226-46742-9 , 978-0-226-46743-6

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Language: English

Keywords: Soldat ; Zweiter Weltkrieg ; Vaterrolle ; Historische Darstellung

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Format: 1 online resource (xiv, 307 p.)

ISBN: 9780226470023 (ebook) :

Content: Fathers in the 1950s tend to be portrayed as wise and genial pipe-smokers or distant, emotionless patriarchs. To uncover the real story of fatherhood during the 1950s, LaRossa takes the long view, revealing the myriad ways that World War II and its aftermath shaped men.

Additional Edition: Print version ISBN 9780226467429

Language: English

URL: Chicago scholarship online

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Format: 1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-283-36264-3 , 9786613362643 , 0-226-47002-4

Content: Fathers in the fifties tend to be portrayed as wise and genial pipe-smokers or distant, emotionless patriarchs. This common but limited stereotype obscures the remarkable diversity of their experiences and those of their children. To uncover the real story of fatherhood during this transformative era, Ralph LaRossa takes the long view-from the attack on Pearl Harbor up to the election of John F. Kennedy-revealing the myriad ways that World War II and its aftermath shaped men. Offering compelling accounts of people both ordinary and extraordinary, Of War and Men digs deep into the terrain of fatherhood. LaRossa explores the nature and aftereffects of combat, the culture of fear during the Cold War, the ways that fear altered the lives of racial and sexual minorities, and how the civil rights movement affected families both black and white. Overturning some calcified myths, LaRossa also analyzes the impact of suburbanization on fathers and their kids, discovering that living in the suburbs often strengthened their bond. And finally, looking beyond the idealized dad enshrined in TV sitcoms, Of War and Men explores the brutal side of family life in the postwar years. LaRossa's richly researched book dismantles stereotypes while offering up a fascinating and incisive chronicle of fatherhood in all its complexity.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front matter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction -- , ONE. Attacked -- , TWO. "The Bodies That We Need" -- , THREE. The Fog and the Sun -- , FOUR. "Giving It the Best They've Got" -- , FIVE. "Rights" of Passage -- , SIX. Reentry -- , SEVEN. Father's Proper Place -- , EIGHT. Baby Boom -- , NINE. "Adventure . . . Begins at Home" -- , Ten. Picture Imperfect -- , ELEVEN. "What a Man!" -- , TWELVE. "Daddy, That's Not Your Job" -- , THIRTEEN. "Tempered by War, Disciplined by . . . Peace" -- , Epilogue -- , Notes -- , Index , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-226-46743-0

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-226-46742-2

Language: English

DOI: 10.7208/9780226470023