<P>Elaine Tyler May¿s 1988 <EM>Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era</EM> is a ground-breaking piece of historical and cultural analysis that uses its findings to build a strong argument for its author¿s view of the course of modern US history. The aim of May¿s study is to trace the links between Cold War politics and the domestic lives of everyday American families at the time. Historians have long noted the unique domestic trends of 1950s America, with its increased focus on the nuclear family, neatly divided traditional gender roles and aspirational, suburban consumer lifestyles. May¿s contribution was to analyse the interplay between the domestic scene and the political ideologies of American government, and then to build a carefully-constructed argument that draws attention to the ways in which these seemingly disparate forces are in fact related. </P><P>May¿s key achievement was to use her analytical skills to understand the relationships between these different f
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<P>David Riesman¿s <EM>The Lonely Crowd: A Study in the Changing American Character</EM> is one of the best-known books in the history of sociology ¿ holding a mirror up to contemporary America and showing the nation its own character...
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