Civil War Settlers: Scandinavians, Citizenship, and American Empire, 1848-1870

ISBN-13: 9781108845564 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Anders Bo Rasmussen

Opis

The first thorough analysis of Scandinavian Americans, examining citizenship, settler colonialism and whiteness in the Civil War era.

Recenzje

'… a thoughtful interpretation of a period and a people, and it should attract wide readership among historians of citizenship and immigration.' Thomas A. Brown, Scandinavian Studies

Spis treści

The Problem and the Method; Part I: 1. 1848; 2. Exodus; 3. Old and New World Liberty; 4. Republican Reign; Part II: 5. For God and Country; 6. Colonization and Colonialism; 7. Duties of Citizenship; 8. A Rich Man's War; 9. Echoes of Emancipation; Part III: 10. Lincoln's American Empire; 11. The Principle of Equality; 12. Shades of Citizenship; 13. Dollars and Dominion; Conclusion.