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Of war and men : World War II in the lives of fathers and their families / Ralph LaRossa.

Title
Of war and men : World War II in the lives of fathers and their families / Ralph LaRossa.
Author
LaRossa, Ralph.
Publication
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.

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xiv, 307 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
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.
Uniform Title
University press scholarship online.
Subject
  • Fatherhood > Social aspects > United States
  • Fatherhood > United States > History > 20th century
  • War and families > United States > History > 20th century
  • Soldiers > History > United States > 20th century
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > United States
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
pt. 1. Attacked -- "The bodies that we need" -- The fog and the sun -- "Giving it the best they've got" -- pt. 2. "Rights" of passage -- Reentry -- pt. 3. Father's proper place -- Baby boom -- "Adventure ... begins at home" -- pt. 4. Picture imperfect -- "What a man!" -- "Daddy, that's not your job" -- "Tempered by war, disciplined by ... peace."
ISBN
  • 9780226467429 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0226467422 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780226467436 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0226467430 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2010049631
OCLC
666234984
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library