Serious Nonsense : Groundhog Lodges, Versammlinge, and Pennsylvania German Heritage /

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"Explores Pennsylvania German versammlinge (meetings), where participants celebrate and preserve their heritage and culture. Argues that these gatherings, conducted in the Pennsylvania German Deitsch language, are rooted in American communicative styles that date back to the late nineteenth and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Donner, William Wilkinson (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Pennsylvania Dutch > Social life and customs.
Meetings.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
Reunions > Pennsylvanie > Histoire.
Pennsylvania Dutch (Ethnie) > Moeurs et coutumes.
Meetings > Pennsylvania > History.
Pennsylvania.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Explores Pennsylvania German versammlinge (meetings), where participants celebrate and preserve their heritage and culture. Argues that these gatherings, conducted in the Pennsylvania German Deitsch language, are rooted in American communicative styles that date back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, before mass and electronic media"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9780271077222

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