| Boer, Burgher, Businessman: Dutch-American Images in the United States Contributor(s): Von Bardeleben, Renate (Other), Dingfelder-Stone, Maren (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631560362 ISBN-13: 9783631560365 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $111.72 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language |
| Dewey: 305.8 |
| Series: Mainzer Studien Zur Amerikanistik. Eine Europaische Hochschu |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.2" (1.05 lbs) 354 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The study is an imagological analysis of Dutch immigrants in the United States, giving insights into stereotyping, identity formation, and the marketing of ethnicity. Tracing Dutch-American literary images through four centuries of writing in America, the study emphasizes the continuity of Dutch-American history. The assessment of images in their socio-cultural context reveals the disparity between literary and socio-cultural perception, the latter of which often evokes Dutch ethnicity in the United States as a mere means to an end. While the study ascertains which images of Dutch Americans have dominated public perception, it also investigates the origins of such images, their persistence irrespective of time and location, and the reasons for their fluctuating interpretations. |