Homesickness : an American history / Susan J. Matt.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

xii, 343 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Introduction -- Emotions in early America -- Painful lessons in individualism -- A house divided -- Breaking home ties -- Immigrants and the dream of return -- Transferring loyalties -- Mama's boys, organization men, boomerang kids, and the surprising persistence of the extended family -- Conclusion. Of helicopter parents, facebook, and Wal-Mart : homesickness in contemporary America.

Includes bibliographical references and index.