Overview

Adopting a broad and transnational Nordic approach, this book highlights the interconnected, transatlantic and reciprocal processes of migration and democracy with Nordic crossings. It illuminates the connections, challenges and the broader democratic context, of transatlantic crossings of various kinds and explores the intertwined practises and experiences of Nordic mass migration and American democracy. By examining episodes, reflections and trends related to inter-Atlantic encounters that challenged established norms and policies, the book brings fresh insight into the significance of transatlantic connections at certain moments in time and helps describe the development of a transatlantic public sphere and a transcultural space. This book is of key interest to scholars and students of Nordic and Scandinavian studies, American-Scandinavian studies, North American history, political theory, history of political ideas, migration studies, and more broadly to history, political science, political sociology, and literature.

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Author:   Ruth Hemstad (University of Oslo, Norway) ,  Terje Rasmussen (University of Oslo, Norway)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9781041155683

ISBN 10:   1041155689
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   30 October 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Emigration, Interaction and Democracy in a Scandinavian-American Perspective Part 1: Entanglements: American Society as a Mirror 2. Emigration as Political and Religious Opposition: The Case of Initial Migration from Norway to America, 1817–1837 3. Forging America in Scandinavia: Andersson’s Travelogue and The Lehmanns’ Cyclorama of Gold Rush California 4. The Women’s Movement: Bremer, Magelssen-Groth and Gripenberg in America 5. Norwegian and Scandinavian Responses on Tocqueville and Beamont’s America 6. Representations of Indigenous Peoples and the Construction of Norwegian Identity in America: A Corpus-Based Study 7. Transatlantic Burials: The “Resurrection” of Louis Pio, Poul Geleff and Marcus Thrane Part 2: Encounters: Negotiating Scandinavia in America 8. Mediating and Activating Politics Across the Atlantic via the Press: The Cases of Den Danske Pioneer of Omaha, Nebraska, and the 1899 “Great Lockout” in Denmark 9. Historical Narratives as Political Arguments: Leiv Eiriksson as Usable Past in Transatlantic Perspective 10. Nation-building, Land and Contact Zones in South Dakota and Finnmark County, Norway, 1900−1910 11. Norwegian and American Voices in the United States, 1933−1945: A Shared Affinity for Democracy Part 3: Enactments: American resources for Scandinavian modernising 12. Norwegian Georgism 1890−1915 13. The Interwar Professional Women’s Movement in Scandinavia: “Like fresh wind from across the Atlantic”

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Ruth Hemstad is a Historian and Associate Research Professor at the National Library of Norway and Researcher at the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo, Norway. Terje Rasmussen is a Sociologist and Professor of Media Studies at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo, Norway.

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