Every Home a Fortress - Cold War Fatherhood and the Family Fallout Shelter (Hardcover)

In Every Home a Fortress, Thomas Bishop details the remarkable cultural history and personal stories behind an iconic figure of Cold War masculinity -- the fallout shelter father, who, with spade in hand and the canned goods he has amassed, sought to save his family from atomic warfare. Putting policy documents and presidential addresses into conversation with previously unmined personal letters, diaries, local media coverage, and antinuclear ephemera, Bishop demonstrates that the nuclear crisis years of 1957 to 1963 were not just pivotal for the history of international relations but were also a transitional moment in the social histories of the white middle class and American fatherhood. During this era, public concerns surrounding civil defense shaped private family conversations, and the fallout shelter emerged as a site at which ideas of nationhood, national security, and masculinity collided with the complex reality of trying to raise and protect a family in the nuclear age.

General

Imprint:	University of Massachusetts Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond
Release date:	April 2020
Authors:	Thomas Bishop
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-62534-482-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	1-62534-482-1
Barcode:	9781625344823

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