Homesickness : an American history / / Susan J. Matt.
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 343 p. :; ill. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.