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The old country and the new : essays on Swedes and America / H. Arnold Barton.
| Author/creator | Barton, H. Arnold |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2007. |
| Description | xv, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Historians of the Scandinavians in North America -- Pre-dawn of the Swedish migration : before 1846 -- The Eric-Janssonists and the shifting contours of community -- Swedish reactions to the emigration question around 1900 -- The life and times of Swedish America -- Cultural interplay between Sweden and Swedish America -- Scandinavian immigrant women's encounter with America -- From Swede to Swedish American : the conversion theme in the literature of Swedish America -- Måns Jakob's grindstone, or documentary sources and the transference of Swedish material culture to North America -- As they tell it themselves : the testimony of immigrant letters -- Emigrants' images of Sweden -- William Widgery Thomas, Jr., and Sweden -- Partners and rivals : Norwegian and Swedish emigration and immigrants -- After the great migration : Swedish America and Sweden since 1940 -- The latest wave : Swedish immigration to the United States since World War II -- Remigration to Sweden in European perspective -- A historian as genealogist -- Two versions of the immigrant experience -- Rascals and ne'er-do-wells : the underside of Swedish America -- Stage migration and ethnic maintenance -- The Swedes and Tinsel Town -- Landscapes -- Reflections on a trans-Atlantic flight -- Writings by H. Arnold Barton on Swedish-American history and culture. |
| Abstract | "In this collection are seventeen essays and seven editorials by Barton and published in leading journals between 1974 and 2005. The subjects include post-World War II Swedish immigration and remigration to Sweden. A full bibliography of Barton's publications on Swedish-American history and culture is included"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Bibliography note | "Writings by H. Arnold Barton on Swedish-American history and culture": p. 279-283. |
| LCCN | 2006009404 |
| ISBN | 0809327147 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780809327140 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780809327140 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E184.S23 B28 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |