An Analysis of Elaine Tyler May's Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era

ISBN-13: 9781912128075 / Miękka / 2017 / 96 str.

Jarrod Homer

Opis

With the ending of World War II in 1945, the Soviet Union and the United States began the decades-long confrontation known as the Cold War. American foreign policy focused on 'containment'-preventing the communist USSR from gaining more ground-and many people looked at the geographical and political implications of this policy.

Spis treści

Ways in to the Text  Who was Elaine Tyler May?  What does Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era Say?  Why does Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era Matter?  Section 1: Influences  Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context  Module 2: Academic Context  Module 3: The Problem  Module 4: The Author's Contribution  Section 2: Ideas  Module 5: Main Ideas  Module 6: Secondary Ideas  Module 7: Achievement  Module 8: Place in the Author's Work  Section 3: Impact  Module 9: The First Responses  Module 10: The Evolving Debate  Module 11: Impact and Influence Today  Module 12: Where Next?  Glossary of Terms  People Mentioned in the Text  Works Cited

O autorze

Dr Jarrod Homer took his PhD in Sociology at the University of Manchester, with research focusing on American Culture and Jewish artists of the mid-twentieth century.