TY  - BOOK
AU  - William Roba
PY  - 2021
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
TI  - German-Iowan Studies
T2  - Selected Essays
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1098449
N2  - Is America the new Germany? Focusing on Iowa, this book explores the hidden meaning of that question, and seeks its answer in the forgotten history of nineteenth-century migration. Between 1847 and 1881, more than 300,000 North Germans migrated to the Midwestern state of Iowa. Despite their experiences in the failed revolutions of 1848-1849 in Europe’s German speaking kingdoms, leaders among these immigrants developed a program of political change that successfully influenced Iowans through the early twentieth century. The eight essays in German-Iowan Studies focus on both the individuals and the ideas that shaped a powerful vision of America for more than 150 years. Using interdisciplinary approaches and overlooked archival materials, this unique approach to ethnic studies skillfully reconstructs German influence in Iowa and the Midwestern region.
KW  - German American, Iowa, Ethnic relation
LA  - English
ER  -