The Trial of Frederick Eberle : Language, Patriotism and Citizenship in Philadelphia's German Community, 1790 to 1830.

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In the summer of 1816, the state of Pennsylvania tried fifty-nine German-Americans on charges of conspiracy and rioting. The accused had, according to the indictment, conspired to prevent with physical force the introduction of the English language into the largest German church in North America, Ph...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baer, Friederike
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2008.
Temas:
Eberle, Frederick > Trials, litigation, etc.
Eberle, Frederick
1700-1899
Citizenship > United States > Case studies.
Patriotism > United States > Case studies.
Language maintenance > United States > Case studies.
Immigrants > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social conditions.
Lutherans, German > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social conditions.
Language question in the church > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History.
Trials (Conspiracy) > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Patriotisme > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Luthériens allemands > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Conditions sociales.
Question des langues dans l'Église > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Histoire.
Procès (Complot) > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA).
Citizenship
Ethnic relations
Immigrants > Social conditions
Language maintenance
Language question in the church
Patriotism
Trials (Conspiracy)
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Ethnic relations > History > 19th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Ethnic relations > History > 18th century.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
United States
American.
Uses.
conflict.
early.
explore.
language.
legal.
prism.
republic.
significance.
through.
which.
Case studies
History
Trials, litigation, etc.
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Sumario:In the summer of 1816, the state of Pennsylvania tried fifty-nine German-Americans on charges of conspiracy and rioting. The accused had, according to the indictment, conspired to prevent with physical force the introduction of the English language into the largest German church in North America, Philadelphia's Lutheran congregation of St. Michael's and Zion. The trial marked the climax of an increasingly violent conflict over language choice in Philadelphia's German community, with members bitterly divided into those who favored the exclusive use of German in their church, and those who prefe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (281 pages)
ISBN:9780814789940
0814789943

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