Architecture and Artifacts of the Pennsylvania Germans: Constructing Identity in Early America
Author:   Cynthia G. Falk (SUNY Oneonta)
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
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9780271033389


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 October 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Cynthia G. Falk (SUNY Oneonta)
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   1.161kg
ISBN:  

9780271033389


ISBN 10:   027103338
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 October 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 German or Georgian? 2 Industry, Economy, and Ignorance 3 From Awkwardness to Civility 4 Luxury 5 Changes and Choices Appendix A: “An Account of the Manners of the German Inhabitants of Pennsylvania” (1789), Benjamin Rush Appendix B: “Progress of Cultivation in Pennsylvania” (1792), Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville Notes Index

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[Cynthia G. Falk] analyzes what kinds of objects were associated with people of German heritage of various ranks and religious denominations. . . . Students of sociology and ethnicity in our earliest years as a state and nation should find this volume of great interest and value. She raises points not usually seen in books about early years of German settlements in our state. Pennsylvania Magazine


[Cynthia G. Falk] analyzes what kinds of objects were associated with people of German heritage of various ranks and religious denominations. . . . Students of sociology and ethnicity in our earliest years as a state and nation should find this volume of great interest and value. She raises points not usually seen in books about early years of German settlements in our state. Pennsylvania Magazine


[Cynthia G. Falk] analyzes what kinds of objects were associated with people of German heritage of various ranks and religious denominations. . . . Students of sociology and ethnicity in our earliest years as a state and nation should find this volume of great interest and value. She raises points not usually seen in books about early years of German settlements in our state. --Pennsylvania Magazine


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Cynthia G. Falk is Assistant Professor of Material Culture at Cooperstown Graduate Program of SUNY Oneonta.

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