The American Way : Family and Community in the Shaping of the American Identity

Preface ix Home and Nation: The Family Politics of Theodore Roosevelt 1(16) Hyphenates, Hausfraus, and Baby-saving: The Peculiar Legacy of German America 17(38) ``Sanctifying the Traditional Family'': The New Deal and National Solidarity 55(24) Luce, Life, and the ``New America'' 79(30) Cold War and the ``American Style'' 109(40) From Maternalism to Reaganism, and Beyond 149(22) Endnotes 171(30) Index 201