Homesickness : an American history

Homesickness : an American history / Susan J. Matt.

"Homesickness today is dismissed as a sign of immaturity, what children feel at summer camp, but in the nineteenth century it was recognized as a powerful emotion. When gold miners in California heard the tune 'Home, Sweet Home, ' they sobbed. When Civil War soldiers became homesick,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matt, Susan J. (Susan Jipson), 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Homesickness > History.
Nostalgia > History.
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Health.
Homesickness
Nostalgia
History
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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.

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