An edition of The way we never were (1992)

The way we never were

American families and the nostalgia trap

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An edition of The way we never were (1992)

The way we never were

American families and the nostalgia trap

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"The Way We Never Were is an examination of two centuries of family life that shatter the myths that burden modern families and make them long for the past." "In a new introduction, Coontz examines key cultural events since the original 1992 publication - from Bill Clinton's sexual transgressions to high school shootings across the nation - and reexamines the myths that continue to compel the American people to long for a time that never was."--BOOK JACKET.

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BasicBooks
Language
English
Pages
391

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Subjects

Families, Conditions sociales, Nostalgie, Histoire, Nostalgia, Gezin, Familienleben, Geschichte, Social conditions, Heimwee, Famille, History, United States, Family, États-Unis, 20e siècle, United states, social conditions, Family, united states, Family, history, Familles, Familie, Families--history, Families--united states--history--20th century, Hq535 .c643 1992, 306.85/0973

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United States, États-Unis, USA

Times

20th century, 20e siècle

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-379) and index.

Published in
New York, NY

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Dewey Decimal Class
306.85/0973
Library of Congress
HQ535 .C643 1992

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Pagination
viii, 391 p. ;
Number of pages
391

Edition Identifiers

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OL1568913M
ISBN 10
0465001351
LCCN
91059009
OCLC/WorldCat
25369921
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24757
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2460609

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OL15840896W

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WHEN I begin teaching a course on family history, I often ask my students to write down ideas that spring to mind when they think of the "traditional family."
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