The creation of an ethnic identity : being Swedish American in the Augustana Synod, 1860-1917 /

"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? W...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Blanck, Dag
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2006]
Subjects:	Swedish Americans > Ethnic identity. Swedish Americans > Cultural assimilation. Immigrants > Social networks > United States. Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America > History > 19th century. Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America > History > 20th century. Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.) > History.

Table of Contents:

Setting the stage : ethnicity and identity in Swedish America
Coming to America : the establishment of the Augustana Synod
Schooling the Swedish Americans : education in the Augustana Synod
A Swedish-American tradition at Augustana College
Reading, writing, and identity formation in Swedish America
The Augustana Book concern as a source for Swedish-American identity
Putting the past to use : the creation of a Swedish-American history
Epilogue : being Swedish American in the Augustana Synod.