Description |
xii, 343 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN |
9780195371857 (hbk.) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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. |
Library Class |
Psychology G90.H5
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Subject |
Nostalgia -- History.
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Homesickness -- History.
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