Morsels in the Melting Pot: The Persistence of Dutch Immigrant Communities in North America
Hoofdkenmerken
Auteur: George Harinck Hans Krabbendam
Redactie: VU University Press
Titel: Morsels in the Melting Pot: The Persistence of Dutch Immigrant Communities in North America
Uitgever: VU University Press
ISBN: 9789086590032
Editie: illustrated edition
Speciale prijs: € 38,75
Bericht: Leverbaar
Inhoudelijke kenmerken
Leesniveau : General (US: Trade)
Categorie: Migration, immigration & emigration
Genre: Migration, immigration & emigration
Geogr.gebied: Netherlands
Geillustreerd: b/w illus, tables & charts
Technische kenmerken
Bindwijze:
Hoogte mm.: 260
Breedte mm.: 180
 
The Dutch presence in North America has been best preserved in the two largest denominations, the Reformed Church and Christian Reformed Church. But outside these denominations seven more developed over time, of which some are hardly visible for outsiders, and also non-protestant groups tried to stay together. The eighteen essays in this volume describe the ways in which small groups of Dutch immigrants made efforts to maintain their identities in the United States and Canada between 1800 and 2000. Until now, many of those groups had never been objects of academic research. In the essays presented here, the Dutch, American, and Canadian authors zoom in on the connections of these groups with the Netherlands, with other Dutch-Americans, and other ethnic groups. All of them faced the issues of language and education.