{"product_id":"civil-war-settlers-scandinavians-citizenship-and-american-empire-1848-1870-paperback-softback-9781009526456","title":"Civil War Settlers; Scandinavians, Citizenship, and American Empire, 1848–1870 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009526456","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCivil War Settlers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eScandinavians, Citizenship, and American Empire, 1848–1870\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first thorough analysis of Scandinavian Americans, examining citizenship, settler colonialism and whiteness in the Civil War era.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnders Bo Rasmussen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009526456, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 August 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e374 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15 x 2.5 cm, 0.62 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Rasmussen's book is a sweeping analysis of the way immigrants from Norway, Sweden and Denmark embraced American ideals of liberty and equality - but for whites only. His range of sources is truly impressive … The scope is magisterial and speaks to his command of English and non-English works. Civil War Settlers presents Civil War historians with a rich view of how the Scandinavian community supported the union war effort, but on their terms.' Mary A. Decredico, Society for US Intellectual History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCivil War Settlers is the first comprehensive analysis of Scandinavian Americans and their participation in the US Civil War. Based on thousands of sources in multiple languages, that have to date been inaccessible to most US historians, Anders Bo Rasmussen brings the untold story of Scandinavian American immigrants to life by focusing on their lived community experience and positioning it within the larger context of western settler colonialism. Associating American citizenship with liberty and equality, Scandinavian immigrants openly opposed slavery and were among the most enthusiastic foreign-born supporters of the early Republican Party. However, the malleable concept of citizenship was used by immigrants to resist draft service, and support a white man's republic through territorial expansion on American Indian land and into the Caribbean. Consequently, Scandinavian immigrants after emancipation proved to be reactionary Republicans, not abolitionists. This unique approach to the Civil War sheds new light on how whiteness and access to territory formed an integral part of American immigration history. Also available as open access on Cambridge Core.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Problem and the Method\u003cbr\u003e Part I: 1. 1848\u003cbr\u003e 2. Exodus\u003cbr\u003e 3. Old and New World Liberty\u003cbr\u003e 4. Republican Reign\u003cbr\u003e Part II: 5. For God and Country\u003cbr\u003e 6. Colonization and Colonialism\u003cbr\u003e 7. Duties of Citizenship\u003cbr\u003e 8. A Rich Man's War\u003cbr\u003e 9. Echoes of Emancipation\u003cbr\u003e Part III: 10. Lincoln's American Empire\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Principle of Equality\u003cbr\u003e 12. Shades of Citizenship\u003cbr\u003e 13. Dollars and Dominion\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415634080024,"sku":"9781009526456","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009526456i.jpg?v=1784419952","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/civil-war-settlers-scandinavians-citizenship-and-american-empire-1848-1870-paperback-softback-9781009526456","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}