This volume brings together essays by leading German and American historians on the subject of the eighteenth-century German emigration. Scholars have traditionally studied the nineteenth century, when the overwhelming majority of German emigrants came to the New World. In this book, contributors focus on an earlier period, when Germans were moving to a variety of destinations: Russia, Prussian Lithuania, and various other German territories as well as North America.
What drove men and women from different regional and social backgrounds to leave their homes during this time? Some...
This volume brings together essays by leading German and American historians on the subject of the eighteenth-century German emigration. Scholars h...
Bridging the Atlantic discusses comparative developments in modern European and American history. The case studies on British, German, and U.S. history since the eighteenth century assembled here seek to establish an integrated vision of Atlantic history. The contributions by European and American historians challenge the concept of American exceptionalism and present a vivid example of the ongoing debate among American and European historians on the structure and nature of European-American relations.
Bridging the Atlantic discusses comparative developments in modern European and American history. The case studies on British, German, and U.S. histor...
Legal, political and social historians compare the constitutional histories of Germany and the United States concentrating on Federalism, the idea of a ruler, civil rights, national unity and change in industrial societies that affected the development of their respective constitutions. The authors identify relevant factors common to both countries and explain why their respective developments diverged. Germany and the USA - The Krefeld Historical Symposia
Legal, political and social historians compare the constitutional histories of Germany and the United States concentrating on Federalism, the idea ...
In this illuminating comparative study, three generations of leading American and German scholars explore the phenomenon of nationalism in Germany and the United States, from the Declaration of Independence to the fall of the Berlin Wall. The book identifies and defines the similarities and differences between American nationalism, based on an ideology of inherent rights and faith in the 'American dream', and the 'blood and soil' nationalism of Germany. In the process, contributors encounter striking differences between the role of national symbols and the representation of the nation in...
In this illuminating comparative study, three generations of leading American and German scholars explore the phenomenon of nationalism in Germany ...
Predictions about the world have the power to grip whole societies, and shape the actions of many groups whether working in politics, ecology or religion. At the end of epochs and eras humans tend to reflect on the shape of things to come. Most recently, fears about the 'millennium bug' had thousands rushing to stock up on candles and food in the weeks before New Year's Eve.
Concerns about the future have been expressed differently throughout history. This book explores the historical context surrounding various debates, decisions and beliefs about the future in recent centuries....
Predictions about the world have the power to grip whole societies, and shape the actions of many groups whether working in politics, ecology or re...
David Zeisberger (1721-1808) was the head of a group of Moravian missionaries that settled in the Upper Ohio Valley in 1772 to minister to the Delaware Nation. For the next ten years, Zeisberger lived among the Delaware, becoming a trusted adviser and involving himself not only in religious activities but also in political and social affairs. During this time he kept diaries in which he recorded the full range of his activities. Published in English for the first time, The Moravian Mission Diaries of David Zeisberger offers an unparalleled insider's view of Indian society during...
David Zeisberger (1721-1808) was the head of a group of Moravian missionaries that settled in the Upper Ohio Valley in 1772 to minister to the Dela...
In Citizens in a Strange Land, Hermann Wellenreuther examines the broadsides--printed single sheets--produced by the Pennsylvania German community. These broadsides covered topics ranging from local controversies and politics to devotional poems and hymns. Each one is a product of and reaction to a particular historical setting. To understand them fully, Wellenreuther systematically reconstructs Pennsylvania's print culture, the material conditions of life, the problems German settlers faced, the demands their communities made on the individual settlers, the complications to be...
In Citizens in a Strange Land, Hermann Wellenreuther examines the broadsides--printed single sheets--produced by the Pennsylvania German c...
Examines German broadsides published in America from 1730 to 1830. Through them, explores aspects of the German-American world, including printing, religious practices, social life, politics, education, farming, economics, and medicine.
Examines German broadsides published in America from 1730 to 1830. Through them, explores aspects of the German-American world, including printing, re...
