The Creation of an Ethnic Identity

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"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