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

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.

Sommario

• Introduction
• Chapter One The Log Cabin of the Nuclear Age
• Chapter Two The Fallout Shelter Father on the New Frontier
• Chapter Three Fatherhood in the Target Zone Building a Fallout Shelter in Colorado
• Chapter Four Family Room of Tomorrow: Fallout Shelter Salesmen
• Chapter Five Fatherhood, Survival and Violence at the Shelter Doorway
• Conclusion Take to the Hills: Fatherhood and Survival in the Nuclear Age and Beyond




Info autore










Thomas Bishop is senior lecturer in American history and program leader in American studies at the University of Lincoln.



Riassunto

Details the cultural history and personal stories behind an iconic figure of Cold War masculinity - the fallout shelter father. Thomas 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 American fatherhood.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Thoma Bishop, Thomas Bishop
• Editore: University of Massachusetts
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781625344830
• ISBN: 978-1-62534-483-0
• Pagine: 192
• Serie: Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond; Culture and Politics in the Co
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie