Title: The Creation of an Ethnic Identity
First published: November 7, 2006
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.
Subjects: Swedish Americans, Ethnic identity, Cultural assimilation, Immigrants, Social networks, History, Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America, Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Augustana college, Immigrants, united states, Americans, foreign countries