LEADER 02428nam 2200517 a 450 001 9910807931903321 005 20240516161106.0 010 0 $a0199707448 010 0 $a9780199707447 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7034706 035 $a(CKB)24235071500041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC911962 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4862782 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL911962 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10555817 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL362269 035 $a(OCoLC)793166837 035 $a(OCoLC)701622833 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB165757 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235071500041 100 $a20110202d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHomesickness $ean American history /$fSusan J. Matt 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc2011 215 $axii, 343 p. $cill 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aUsing letters, diaries, memoirs, medical records, and psychological studies, this wide-ranging book uncovers the profound pain felt by Americans on the move from the country's founding until the present day. Susan Matt shows how colonists in Jamestown longed for and often returned to England, African Americans during the Great Migration yearned for their Southern homes, and immigrants nursed memories of Sicily and Guadalajara and, even after years in America, frequently traveled home. These iconic representatives of the undaunted, forward-looking American spirit were often homesick, hesitant, and reluctant voyagers. 606 $aNostalgia$xHistory 606 $aHomesickness$xHistory 615 0$aNostalgia$xHistory. 615 0$aHomesickness$xHistory. 676 $a155.9/2 700 $aMatt$b Susan J$g(Susan Jipson),$f1967-$01519559 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807931903321 996 $aHomesickness$93978380 997 $aUNINA