Sökning: "Swedish-Americans"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Swedish-Americans.

  1. 1. Svensk-amerikaner i Kalifornien: En studie av lågaktiv etnicitet

    Författare :Henrik Tallgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social anthropology; ethnicity; identity; Swedish-Americans; Scandinavian-Americans; religion; California; Turlock;

    Sammanfattning : What does it mean to be a Swedish American?", is the major question addressed in this dissertation. This is divided into several more manageable questions, e.g., how Swedish-Americans express their ethnic identity, and how they are affected by ethnic constructions made in Swedish-American organizations. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Nelly Hall: uppburen och ifrågasatt : Predikant och missionär i Europa och USA 1882-1901

    Författare :Gunilla Gunner; Alf Tergel; Sven Lundkvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Missionary studies; Nelly Hall; Women Preaching; Women History; Revival Movements; Church History–Sweden–1882–1901; Swedish Holiness Mission; Salvation Army; Swedish Americans; Holiness; Faith Healing; Apocalypticism; Missionsvetenskap; kvinnopredikan; kvinnohistoria; väckelserörelser; väckelserörelseforskning; kyrkohistoria-Sverige-1800-tal; Helighetsförbundet; Helgelseförbundet; Frälsningsarmén; svensk-amerikaner; helighet; helande; apokalyptisk; Missionary studies; Missionsvetenskap; Missionsvetenskap; Studies of Missions;

    Sammanfattning : In 19th century Sweden women preached in the popular revival movements as they did in the other Nordic countries, in Great Britain and the United States. One of the most famous preachers in Sweden was Nelly Hall (1848–1916). LÄS MER

  4. 3. Border-Crossing Commemorations : Entangled Histories of Swedish Settling in America

    Författare :Adam Hjorthén; Mats Hallenberg; Dag Blanck; Ulf Zander; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History; commemoration; border-crossing; entanglement; New Sweden Tercentenary; Swedish Pioneer Centennial; settler colonialism; race; modernity; pioneering; migration; transnational; Sweden; the United States; Delaware; Pennsylvania; Swedish America; History; historia;

    Sammanfattning : Different groups from both sides of the Atlantic have since the 1930s come together to commemorate histories of Swedish settling in America. They have celebrated the founding of the New Sweden colony in the Delaware Valley (1638–1655), and the mid-nineteenth-century arrival of Swedish pioneers in the Mississippi Valley. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Learning and Returning : Return Migration of Swedish Engineers from the United States, 1880-1940

    Författare :Per-Olof Grönberg; Lars-Göran Tedebrand; Jonny Hjelm; Walker D. Wyman; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History; emigration; return migration; engineers; technology transfer; Sweden; United States; industrialisation; electrical industry; steel and iron industry; mining; engineering industry; Historia; History subjects; Historieämnen; History; historia;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines different aspects of international migration and return migration among Swedish engineers – particularly to and from the United States between 1880 and 1940. The social, geographical, and educational backgrounds of these engineers and their role in diffusing technological knowledge in Sweden in addition to being a possible source of technical development during the country’s second industrial breakthrough is of particular interest. LÄS MER