Cross-border commemorations : celebrating Swedish settlement in America

Hjorthen, Adam 1984- (author.).

Summary: "The histories of colonial settlement in America are generally presented as uniquely national stories. Yet because these histories involved settlers who crossed oceans, they are inherently transnational and have been important for different groups throughout the world. To understand how settlement histories are used to promote social, political, and commercial relations across national borders, Adam Hjorth�en explores the little-known phenomenon of cross-border commemorations. Focusing on two celebrations of Swedish settlement in America--the 1938 New Sweden Tercentenary and the 1948 Swedish Pioneer Centennial--Hjorth�en examines a wide variety of sources to demonstrate how cultural leaders, politicians, and businessmen used these events to promote international relations between the United States and Sweden during times of great geopolitical transformation. Cross-Border Commemorations argues that scholarship on public commemoration should expand beyond national borders and engage the shared and contested meanings of history across local, national, and transnational contexts"--

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ISBN: 9781625343857
ISBN: 9781625343840
ISBN: 9781613766330
ISBN: 9781613766323
ISBN: 1613766335
ISBN: 1613766327
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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Publisher: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2018]

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General Note:	CatMonthString:january.19 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	An entangled history of settler commemorations -- Moments of opportunity : on pasts and politics -- Crossing borders : appropriating foundational histories -- Settler colonial histories : memorializing a transatlantic legacy -- Mutual modernities : representing history through delegation travels -- Bonds of Swedishness : festivals and the mending of cultural differences -- Perpetual friendships : business and politics in commemorative dinners -- The resilience of history.
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