Homesickness [[electronic resource] ] : an American history / / Susan J. Matt

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910795854303321
• Autore: Matt Susan J (Susan Jipson), <1967->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011
• ISBN: 0199707448; 9780199707447
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 343 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 155.9/2
• Soggetti: Nostalgia - History; Homesickness - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Emotions in early America -- Painful lessons in individualism -- A house divided -- Breaking home ties -- Immigrants and the dream of return -- Transferring loyalties -- Mama's boys, organization men, boomerang kids, and the surprising persistence of the extended family -- Conclusion. Of helicopter parents, facebook, and Wal-Mart : homesickness in contemporary America.