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academic book on public memory
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colonial settler memory
commemorating immigration
commemoration of migration
commemorative culture studies
commemorative events in global context
commemorative parades and events
commemorative politics
commemorative studies in migration
community identity and commemoration
comparative commemoration studies
contested public memory
cross-cultural historical narratives
cross-national celebrations
cultural diplomacy and memory
cultural events that shaped diplomacy
cultural exchange between nations
cultural heritage and international relations
cultural leaders shaping diplomacy
diplomacy through memory
diplomatic history through celebration
early Swedish settlers
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ethnic commemorations influencing politics
ethnic heritage and foreign policy
examples of transnational historical memory
global commemoration practices
global dimensions of settlement memory
heritage anniversaries as soft power
heritage tourism and diplomacy
historical anniversaries
historical pageantry and diplomacy
history and foreign policy
history as diplomacy
history of ethnic festivals
history of European settlers in America
how countries use history to connect
how the US and Sweden commemorated history
immigrant legacy celebrations
immigrant memory
international cultural diplomacy
international public memory
memory and identity politics
migration and collective memory
national memory beyond borders
national vs. transnational history
Nordic contributions to American society
Nordic influence in U.S.
Nordic-American relations
politics of memory across borders
public memory and commemoration
public memory studies
public rituals of migration history
remembering Swedish pioneers in America
role of memory in international relations
Scandinavian American heritage
Scandinavian migration narratives
Scandinavian settlement legacy
Scandinavian settler commemoration
Scandinavian-American heritage societies
settlement celebrations
shared historical memory
Sweden-United States cultural ties
Swedish diaspora history
Swedish diaspora in the US
Swedish heritage diplomacy
Swedish immigrant communities
Swedish immigrants in America
Swedish migration and US history
Swedish pioneers in the United States
Swedish presence in North American culture
Swedish roots in North America
Swedish settlement in America
Swedish-American centennial events
Swedish-American heritage
Swedish-American history events
Swedish-American identity
Swedish-American identity formation
Swedish-American relations
transatlantic memory politics
transatlantic memory studies
transnational American studies
transnational commemorative events
transnational heritage politics
transnational history of America
transnational public history research
U.S.-Sweden diplomatic history
US-Sweden diplomatic history
US-Sweden international relations
using history to shape identity
what are cross-border commemorations
why countries celebrate settlement anniversaries
Product details
- ISBN 9781625343857
- Weight: 387g
- Dimensions: 149 x 226mm
- Publication Date: 04 Oct 2018
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The histories of colonial settlement in America are generally presented as uniquely national stories. Yet because these histories involved settlers who crossed oceans, they are inherently transnational and have been important for different groups throughout the world. To understand how settlement histories are used to promote social, political, and commercial relations across national borders, Adam Hjorthén explores the little-known phenomenon of cross-border commemorations.
Focusing on two celebrations of Swedish settlement in America - the 1938 New Sweden Tercentenary and the 1948 Swedish Pioneer Centennial - Hjorthén examines a wide variety of sources to demonstrate how cultural leaders, politicians, and businessmen used these events to promote international relations between the United States and Sweden during times of great geopolitical transformation. Cross-Border Commemorations argues that scholarship on public commemoration should expand beyond national borders and engage the shared and contested meanings of history across local, national, and transnational contexts.
Focusing on two celebrations of Swedish settlement in America - the 1938 New Sweden Tercentenary and the 1948 Swedish Pioneer Centennial - Hjorthén examines a wide variety of sources to demonstrate how cultural leaders, politicians, and businessmen used these events to promote international relations between the United States and Sweden during times of great geopolitical transformation. Cross-Border Commemorations argues that scholarship on public commemoration should expand beyond national borders and engage the shared and contested meanings of history across local, national, and transnational contexts.
Adam Hjorthén is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of History of the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies at the Free University of Berlin and the Department of Culture and Aesthetics at Stockholm University.
