The Creation of an Ethnic Identity

"In his book, Dag Blanck analyzes how Swedish American identity was constructed, maintained, and changed in the Augustana Synod from 1860 to 1917. The author poses three fundamental questions: How did an ethnic identity develop in the Augustana synod? Ofwhat did that ethnic identity consist? Why did that ethnic identity come into being?" "[summary]"--Provided by publisher.