Norwegian-American essays 2017 : freedom and migration in a Norwegian-American context /

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Imprint:Oslo : Novus Press : NAHA-Norway, 2017.
©2017
Description:325 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Norwegian
Series:Det norsk-amerikanske historielaget, Norge, 0809-1366 ; vol. XV
Norsk-amerikanske historielaget, avd. Noreg (Series) ; vol. 15.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11806069
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Other authors / contributors:Joranger, Terje Mikael Hasle, editor.
Cleven, Harry T., editor.
NAHA-Norway, publisher.
ISBN:9788270998791
8270998796
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Contributions chiefly in English, with two contributions in Norwegian.
Summary:"The idea of personal progress and freedom in the United States continued to have a strong impact on Norwegians for the remainder of the nineteenth century. Knowledge about these freedoms was spread through America letters, handbooks, and returned migrants, and this knowledge often was a decisive factor behind the decision to emigrate...Dimensions of freedom are interconnected in this fifteenth volume of Norwegian-American Essays 2017. Its title, Freedom and migration in a Norwegian-American context, is identical to the theme of the conference of the Norwegian-American Historical Association -- Norway which was held at Fagernes, Norway, June 18-21, 2014. The theme reflects the signing of the Norwegian constitution in 1814. Norwegian-American essays 2017 reveals various approaches to the concept of freedom. In addition, all essays share a thematical connection in that they are transnational in content. To a large extent the essays are also comparative as they take into account conditions both in the sending society and the receiving society, which helps to contextualize the theme."--Editor's note.

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Call Number: E184.S2 N828 2017
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