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- Norwegians and Swedes in the United States: Friends and Neighbors
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: Minnesota Historical Society Press
summary
To early American immigrants, nineteenth-century newcomers from the Scandinavian peninsula likely seemed all of a type. to immigrants hailing from Norway and Sweden, however, differences in language, culture, and religion sorted them into distinct groupings: not Scandinavian, but Norwegian or
Swedish—and proud of their lineage.
How did these differences affect relationships in the new world? In what ways did Swedes and Norwegians preserve their cultures in the city and in rural areas? On what political subjects did they disagree—or perhaps agree? Did they build communities together or in opposition to each other? Where they were neighbors, were they also friends? In this groundbreaking volume, scholars from the United States, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark debate these issues
and more, sharing perspectives on context, culture, conflict, and community.
Essayists include Philip J. Anderson, Jennifer Attebery, H. Arnold Barton, Ulf Jonas Björk, Dag Blanck, Jørn Brøndal, Angela Falk, Mark Granquist, Per Olof Grönberg, Ingeborg Kongslien, James p. Leary, Joy K. Lintelman, Odd S. Lovoll, David Mauk, Byron J. Nordstrom, Kurt W. Peterson, Harald Runblom, and Mark Safstrom.
Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- pp. v-vi
- Context
- Culture
- Conflict
- Community
- Notes on Contributors
- pp. 209-310
- Image Credits
- p. 329
Additional Information
ISBN
9780873518413
Related ISBN(s)
9780873518161
MARC Record
OCLC
821736914
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2012-10-01
Language
English
Open Access
No