Scandinavians in Chicago : the origins of white privilege in modern America / Erika K. Jackson.
"Until recently, the study of American ethnic history focused almost entirely on groups who fought for legitimacy, operating under the premise that those with uncontested whiteness required no further study. Yet, just as it is vital to study the history of groups who fought to identify as white, so...
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| Language: | English |
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Urbana :
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[2019]
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| Physical Description: | xi, 229 pages ; 23 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- When Scandinavians Were Swarthy: Migration and the Origins of "Scandinavian Stock" in Chicago
- Vikings and Dumb Blondes: The Construction of American Discourse on Nordic and Scandinavian Whiteness
- The "Swedish Maid": "Strong" Nordic Workers in an Elite American World
- Scandinavians Behaving Badly: Vice, Representation, and Reform in Early-Twentieth-Century Chicago
- World War I, Nativist Rhetoric, and the "White Man Par Excellence"
- The New Nordic Man of the 1920s
- Conclusion: The Contemporary Importance of Nordic Whiteness