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Building a greater Norway: Emigratio...

Olson, Daron W.

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Building a greater Norway: Emigration and the creation of national identities in America and Norway, 1860--1945.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Building a greater Norway: Emigration and the creation of national identities in America and Norway, 1860--1945./
Author:	Olson, Daron W.
Description:	429 p.
Notes:	Adviser: James Smith Allen.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International67-04A.
Subject:	History, European. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3215018
ISBN:	9780542647420

Building a greater Norway: Emigration and the creation of national identities in America and Norway, 1860--1945.
Olson, Daron W.

Building a greater Norway: Emigration and the creation of national identities in America and Norway, 1860--1945. - 429 p.

Adviser: James Smith Allen.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2006.

This study focuses on two major aspects of the Norwegian-American identity between the years of the American Civil War and World War II, 1860--1945. First, it shows how that identity evolved as historical circumstances changed. Second, it shows how the Norwegian-American identity was a discourse aimed at three audiences: an Anglo-American, a Norwegian-American, and a homeland Norwegian.

ISBN: 9780542647420Subjects--Topical Terms:

1018076
History, European.

Building a greater Norway: Emigration and the creation of national identities in America and Norway, 1860--1945.
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520 $a Between 1860 and 1890, Norwegian-American leaders constructed origin myths to show that Norwegians had a long association with the New World and to argue that they were the best immigrant group. Between 1890 and 1917, Norwegian-American leaders constructed hegemony myths to argue that Norwegian Americans were superior to Anglo-Americans because they were more Nordic, more freedom-loving, and more protestant. During the years from 1917 to 1945, Norwegian-American leaders realized that the use of the Norwegian language was dying out due to a lack of new immigrants and, thus, they constructed legacy myths to argue that the dominant American culture should recognize the culture and achievements of their group.
520 $a The Norwegian-American identity represented a compromise between a rural-based romantic view that depicted the Norwegian peasant as the embodiment of true Norwegian culture and an urban-based progressive view that stressed that Norwegians were ideally suited to be model citizens in a modern society. As a result, Norwegian-American leaders claimed that Norwegians made the best Americans because they had preserved those stout Vikings values such as individualism, affinity for hard work, love of freedom, and an ability to adapt under difficult circumstances.
520 $a The Norwegian-American identity attempted to negotiate a self-image that satisfied the national identities of both Norwegian Americans and homeland Norwegians. The success of emigrated Norwegians permitted homeland Norwegian leaders in business and politics to argue that the immigrants' success bolstered Norway's national image. The concept of a Greater Norway, in which Norwegian America represented the other half of the Norwegian nation, became realized through a series of shared rituals and shared ideology. Moreover, the concept of a Greater Norway proved its worth during the struggle of World War II as Norwegian Americans rallied to supply money, material, and soldiers to fight on Norway's behalf. By the end of World War II, Norwegian Americans had at last achieved their validation as true Norwegians from the homeland.
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