Vikings across the Atlantic : emigration and the building of a greater Norway, 1860-1945 /
Olson, Daron,author.
"In Vikings across the Atlantic, Daron W. Olson reveals how the vision of a Greater Norway expanded the boundaries of the Norwegian nation. He depicts Norway as a larger community in which membership is constructed or imagined, a status of belonging defined not by physical proximity but through qualities such as culture and shared traditions"--Publisher's website.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-263) and index.
Introduction : Mythmaking and identity -- Creating home : the roots of Norwegian emigration -- Belonging to the nation : origin myths and the argument to be American, 1860/1890 -- Modern Vikings : the challenge to Anglo-American superiority, 1890/1917 -- Backlash : xenophobia and the pressure to assimilate, 1917/1929 -- A shared homeland : celebrating Norwegian identity across the Atlantic, 1929/1945 -- Conclusion : Building a greater Norway.
"In Vikings across the Atlantic, Daron W. Olson reveals how the vision of a Greater Norway expanded the boundaries of the Norwegian nation. He depicts Norway as a larger community in which membership is constructed or imagined, a status of belonging defined not by physical proximity but through qualities such as culture and shared traditions"--Publisher's website.
Norwegian Americans
Norwegian Americans
Norwegians