Erika and Klaus Mann: Living with America

by Beverley Driver Eddy

Overview

This book provides new insights into the lives of Thomas Mann's two eldest children by focusing on their years in America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433142161
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	02/19/2018
Series:	Lifespan Communication Series: Children, Families, and Aging , #13
Edition description:	New
Pages:	552
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.86(h) x (d)

About the Author

Beverley Driver Eddy is Professor Emerita of German at Dickinson College. She received her PhD from Indiana University. Recent book subjects include Austrian poet Evelyn Schlag, Danish feminist writer Karin Michaëlis, Bambi author Felix Salten, and the U.S. army men trained in psychological warfare during World War II.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations – Foreword – List of Abbreviations – Erika and Klaus: First Impressions (October 1927–April 1928) – Erika and Klaus: Political Awakening (1928–1936) – Erika and Klaus: Testing the Waters (August–December 1936) – Erika: The Pepper Mill (October 1936–January 1937) – Erika: Search for a New Path (February–September 1937) – Klaus: Interlude in Europe (January–September 1937) – Klaus: Commitment to America (September 1937–February 1938) – Erika: Finding Her Place (September 1937–May 1938) – Erika and Klaus: Cooperative Efforts in Europe (April–October 1938) – Erika and Klaus: Cooperative Efforts in America (November 1938–April 1939) – Klaus: Life in Prewar America (April 1939–September 1939) – Erika: Facing the Approaching War (March–September 1939) – Klaus: Seeking New Paths (October 1939–March 1940) – Erika: Fighting with the Pen (January–December 1940) – Erika: Speaking Out (January–December 1940) – Mediating Between Cultures (December 1939–February 1941) – Erika: The Warrior (November 1940–December 1941) – Klaus: Death of a Dream (March 1941–January 1942) – Klaus: Hanging On (January–December 1942) – Erika: At War with Germany (December 1941–December 1942) – Klaus: Basic Training (December 1942–April 1943) – Klaus: Specialized Training (April–June 1943) – Erika: Into the Fray (January 1943–May 1944) – Waiting in Limbo (June–December 1943) – Klaus: An American Soldier (January–December 1944) – Erika: Army War Correspondent (June 1944–June 1945) – Klaus: Stars and Stripes Reporter (November 1944–July 1945) – Erika: Taking Tally (June 1945–April 1946) – Klaus: Transitioning to Peace (July 1945–June 1946 – Erika and Klaus: Futile Efforts in America (April 1946–April 1947) – Klaus: Seeking a Foothold in Europe (May 1947–May 1948) – Erika: A Changing Climate (May 1947–December 1948) – Klaus: The Last Year (May 1948–May 1949) – Klaus: Aftermath (May–July 1949) – Erika: Making Adjustments (January 1949–December 1950) – The Final Break (December 1950–June 1952) – Erika: Aftermath (July 1952–August 1969) – Index.

Editorial Reviews

Vince Waldron’s <<The Middle Years of Marriage>> should be on the shelf of any serious scholar of marital and family relationships. It is an excellent text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on relational and family communication and offers an in-depth, dyadic analysis of how couples respond to and overcome challenges during mid-life. It also provides qualitative scholars with detailed description of how to conduct a successful multi-year research project using undergraduate researchers. Finally, it is a valuable resource for couples of all ages to help them prepare for, understand, and reflect on how to create resilience in their relationships.”
—Jess Alberts, Professor, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, Arizona State University

“Vince Waldron’s book provides a fresh and inspiring lens for understanding how women and men sustain and transform their midlife relationships. Using the communicative construction of resilience, Waldron provides rich, vivid, and thoughtful treatment of a relatively neglected topic. Chapters draw upon different data and analyses to present couples’ insights into how they viewed and shaped their marriages over time and in spaces marked by personal struggles, external disruptions, and family challenges. Through these couples’ courage, compassion, and affection for each other, we develop insights into how we might incorporate their pragmatic strategies and our resources into our own lives.”
—Patrice M. Buzzanell, Distinguished University Professor, Purdue University

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