American Travellers in Scandinavia.:

The emergence of the racial theories of Nordicism and Anglo-Saxonism at the threshold of the twentieth century changed the cultural and political mapping of the world, and gave a new impetus to the construction of national discourses both in Europe and overseas. In its complex situation as a former...

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1. Verfasser: Kassis, Dimitrios
Weitere Verfasser: Rowe, Anne
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010.
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Zusammenfassung:The emergence of the racial theories of Nordicism and Anglo-Saxonism at the threshold of the twentieth century changed the cultural and political mapping of the world, and gave a new impetus to the construction of national discourses both in Europe and overseas. In its complex situation as a former colony and a rising empire, America strove to forge a new identity based on the biological findings of fresh scientific fields, the so-called "pseudosciences". In their travel texts, American travel writers wished to revive their ties with the Old Norse world, embarking on trips which aimed to link
Beschreibung:1 online resource (120 pages)
ISBN:9781443816823
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