The Creation of an Ethnic Identity
Subtitle: Being Swedish American in the Augustana Synod, 1860-1917
Edition: 1st Edition edition
Publisher: Southern Illinois University
Published: November 7, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780809327157
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; History of specific racial & ethnic groups; United States - 19th Century; Social networks; History - General History; Social Science; United States; Sociology; USA; Europe - Scandinavia; Religion / Lutheran; Sociology - General; Cultural assimilation; Ethnic identity; Immigrants; Swedish Americans
Description: "In his book, Dag Blanck analyzes how Swedish American identity was constructed, maintained, and changed in the Augustana Synod from 1860 to 1917. The author poses three fundamental questions: How did an ethnic identity develop in the Augustana synod? Of what did that ethnic identity consist? Why did that ethnic identity come into being?" "[summary]"--Provided by publisher.